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Family in the News: The Rockefellers

By Chrystia Freeland

Published: May 2 2008 19:20 | Last updated: May 2 2008 19:20

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When a Rockefeller turns 21 he or she publicly introduces him or herself to the wider Rockefeller clan at one of the bi-annual family gatherings – in June at the Playhouse on the grounds of the historic family estate in New York’s Hudson Valley or in New York City over Christmas. “They tell a little about themselves and people ­welcome them,” Peter Johnson, a longtime family consigliere says. “The idea is to say you are part of the family.”

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