European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Neil Bush above son of president Bush has been accused of failing to disclose adequately his past business dealings with a savings and loan association which collapsed at a $1 billion Cost to taxpayers. Former president Carter far right was frequently embarrassed by both the actions and remarks of his brother  Kin can be embarrassing by Mike Feinsilber associated press m maybe the safest thing is for a president to be an Only child an orphan unwed and celibate. Then he wont have a family to get him in trouble. Presidential Kin a As George Bush is discovering a sometimes put the Man in the White House on the spot. Ask Richard Nixon who was taunted for years by democrats asking Quot what about the Howard Hughes loan Quot a a reference to business Mogul Hughes $205,000 loan to Nixon s kid brother. Donald Nixon wanted the Money to open a Chain of restaurants Selling  Jimmy Carter whose Good of boy Beer Swilling brother Billy used to Issue profanity laced observations from his bully pulpit a the Gas station in Plains Gay Billy also put his name on a Brand of Beer that flopped made remarks that were denounced As racist or Antisemitic accepted Money from Libya and underpaid the internal Revenue service. It was Billy who in a quote he admitted having swiped from his Mother celebrated How a family can Embarrass a president Quot in be got a Mother who joined the peace corps at 60 a brother who wants to be president a sister who is a holy roller preacher and another sister who rides around on motorcycles. I m the Only sane one in the  and of course ask Bush. Just As the democrats were despairing of Ever finding an Issue to use against Bush along came son Neil Bush and his links to the Silverado banking savings and loan association of Denver. For democrats Silverado is a Dorado a Chance to hang the a amp a scandal on a Republican person Neil 34, was a director of Silverado which collapsed at a Cost to taxpayers of $1 billion. He has been accused by Federal regulators of failing to disclose adequately his past business relationship with major Silverado borrowers. Bush has affirmed his Confidence in his son s integrity but added Quot if the system finds he a done something wrong he will be the first to step up and do what s  the president draws Praise from historians for handling the situation about As Well As it can be handled. Quot obviously George Bush in t trying to cover up he is a very honorable Man a and i say that As a Democrat Quot said Frank Freidel a biographer of Franklin d. Roosevelt. Quot i think Bush handled it All right a added Arthur Schlesinger jr., biographer of John f. Kennedy. Schlesinger recalls that Jimmy Roosevelt oldest of of dry a five children got in trouble with Joseph Kennedy father of Juk a. When prohibition was repealed Jimmy accompanied the elder Kennedy to England where he got distribution rights to Haig amp Haig scotch it looked fishy. Quot it was Sam Houston Johnson Lyndon s brother had e drinking problem. Thought Quot said Schlesinger Quot that Kennedy used Jimmy As an . Quot in the Early Days of the Republic people did t pay much attention to president s families Quot Schlesinger added. Quot John Quincy Adams had a son who was an alcoholic. But i Don t think the press made much of those things  Nixon biographer Stephen e. Ambrose said the democrats used the Hughes loan effectively in the presidential election of 1960 and again in the California gubernatorial race in 1962. Donald Nixon thinking to had Cost his brother the presidency in 1960, Quot was in tears on election night Quot Ambrose said. Of the Hughes loan he said Quot we still Don t know what the truth of the matter  Sam Houston Johnson Lyndon s brother had a drinking problem. Quot he would go on a toot Quot recalled lbs confidant Horace Busby. Quot they might last Days or months or  but basically said Busby Sam and his three Sisters strove mightily to avoid embarrassing their brother Sam he said Quot was a Sweet Guy to was shy extremely so Quot he recalls that during the 1940 Campaign a restaurant hostess seeking to Tell Sam there was a phone Call for him came up and said Quot or Johnson Quot Quot no Quot interrupted Sam Quot in a his  Freidel said most presidential relatives have been circumspect. He thinks it is remarkable How few cause embarrassment considering that Quot children Brothers inlays Are always being sought after because they have the White House  what s a president to do when a relative transgresses Quot Grin and Bear it and not condone it if it involves serious betrayal of the Public Trust Quot said Freidel. Quot there s nothing you can do Quot said Ambrose. Quot Hope for the Best. Pray. You surely can t interfere in any investigation. That s the kiss of death especially for a Republican president when so Many civil servants who will be conducting the investigation Are  it is hard for any president to cover up Damn near impossible if he is a  wednesday july 25, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13