41. Nelson Rockefeller
President: Gerald Ford, 1974-1977
Party: Republican
State: New York
Nelson Rockefeller went out in style. In 1979, the 70-year-old former VP suffered a heart attack while canoodling with his 25-year-old assistant. Hoping to cover up this untoward scene, his minions delayed calling an ambulance for an hour in order to make it look like he died while reading. The ruse failed.