The Secret Society Links Behind Some of History’s Biggest Names

The forty-third president followed a very specific family tradition when he arrived at Yale University. He joined Skull and Bones in 1967 during his junior year of college. The media focused heavily on this membership during the 2004 presidential race because his political opponent, John Kerry, belonged to the same society. Bush kept quiet about the campus club during his interviews, famously stating that the group’s rules prevented him from speaking about it.