Neil Bush

Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955 in Midland, Texas) is the third of five children of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush (Barbara Lane Pierce). Neil is the younger brother of President George Walker Bush and Governor Jeb Bush. He has a younger brother, Marvin, and a younger sister, Dorothy. Neil is a businessman based in Texas. Image File history File links Taken from http://www. ... Image File history File links Taken from http://www. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Tall City Location within the state of Texas County Midland County Mayor Mike Cannon Area    - City 173. ... George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... White House Portrait Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... John Ellis Jeb Bush (born February 11, 1953), a Republican, is the forty-third and current Governor of Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dorothy Bush Koch also known as Doro (born August 18, 1959), is the daughter of the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush and the youngest sibling of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

Early years

Neil Bush was named after a good friend of the family, Henry Neil Mallon, chairman of Dresser Industries, George Herbert Walker Bush's employer (Mallon had himself been hired by George Herbert Walker, George Bush's grandfather). As a child Bush spent some summers and holidays at his family's estate in Maine, the Bush Compound. Bush attended high school at the exclusive private St. Albans School in Washington, DC. He received his BA in Economics from Tulane University and his MBA from Tulane in 1979.^[1] Henry Neil Mallon (1895-1983) was chairman of Dresser Industries and a close friend and business partner of Prescott Bush. ... Dresser Industries was a multinational corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas, which provides a wide range of technology, products, and services used for developing energy and natural resources. ... George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... George Herbert Walker (June 11, 1875 in St. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... View of the Bush Compound The Bush Compound is located near the Atlantic Ocean in southern Maine near the town of Kennebunkport. ... For other schools with a similar name, see St. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Neil Mallon Bush is the leftmost person in the front row in this photograph of the Bush family taken in the early 1960s.

The George H. Bush family (l-r front row - Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, Jeb Bush; back row - Doro Bush, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, George H. Bush), early 1960s Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library HS525 (source) This work is copyrighted. ... The George H. Bush family (l-r front row - Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, Jeb Bush; back row - Doro Bush, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, George H. Bush), early 1960s Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library HS525 (source) This work is copyrighted. ... Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush, Laura Bush, and George W. Bush watch tee ball on the White House lawn. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

Silverado Savings & Loan

Neil Bush was on the board of directors of Silverado Savings and Loan during the 1980's larger savings and loan crisis. As his father was Vice President of the United States, Neil's role in Silverado's failure was a focal point of publicity. Salon magazine says Silverado cost taxpayers about $1 billion.^[2] Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... A savings and loan association is a financial institution which specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgage loans. ...

The US Office of Thrift Supervision investigated the failure of Silverado and determined that Bush had engaged in numerous "breaches of his fiduciary duties involving multiple conflicts of interest." Although Bush was not indicted on criminal charges, a civil action was brought against him and the other Silverado directors by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; it was eventually settled out of court, with Bush paying $50,000 as part of the settlement, as reported in the Style section of the Washington Post ^[3]. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent federal agency created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. ...

Ignite! Learning

Main article: Ignite!

In 1999 Bush co-founded Ignite! Learning, an educational software corporation. Bush has said he started Austin-based Ignite! Learning six years ago because of his learning difficulties in middle school and those of his son, Pierce Bush. ^[4] The software uses multiple intelligence methods to provide varying types of content to appeal to multiple learning styles. Ignite! Learning is an educational software and hardware company cofounded in 1999 by Texas Republican businessman Neil Bush, brother of President George W. Bush. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Ignite! Learning is an educational software and hardware company cofounded in 1999 by Texas Republican businessman Neil Bush, brother of President George W. Bush. ... Pierce Mallon Bush, born March 15, 1986, is the nephew of President George W. Bush, son of Neil Bush and Sharon Bush, brother of Lauren and Ashley. ... The theory of multiple intelligences is a theory proposed by developmental psychologist Howard Gardner in 1983. ...

To fund Ignite!, Bush raised $23 million from U.S. investors, including his parents, Barbara and former President George Bush, as well as businessmen from Taiwan, Japan, Kuwait, the British Virgin Islands and the United Arab Emirates, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Notorious Russian billionaire expatriate Boris Berezovsky has been an investor in Bush's Ignite! program since at least 2003. The Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly referred to as the SEC, is the United States governing body which has primary responsibility for overseeing the regulation of the securities industry. ... Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (Бори́с Абра́мович Березо́вский) (born January 23, 1946) (Note: Boris Berezovsky is now officially known as Platon Elenin by the British Home Office [1]) is a Russian businessman. ...

As of October 2006, over 13 U.S. school districts have used federal funds made available through George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 in order to buy Ignite's products at $3,800 apiece. Source: article George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... Signing ceremony at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio. ...

A December 2003 Style section article in the Washington Post reported that Bush's salary from Ignite! was $180,000 per year.^[3]

Kopin stock trades

In July 1999, Bush made at least $798,000 on three stock trades in a single day of a company where he had been employed as a consultant. The company, Kopin Corporation of Taunton, Massachusetts, announced good news about a new Asian client that sent its stock value soaring. Bush stated that he had no inside knowledge and that his financial advisor had recommended the trades. He said, "any increase in the price of the stock on that day was purely coincidental, meaning that I did not have any improper information." To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

When asked, in January 2004, about the stock trades, Bush contrasted the capital gains he reported in 1999 and 2000 with the capital losses on Kopin stock he reported ($287,722 in all) in 2001. In 2001 Kopin joined a broad decline in high-tech stock valuations.^[5]

Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue

Bush was a founding director, along with Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger), of the Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue. The foundation promotes ecumenical understanding and publishes religious texts and was founded in 1999. Bush is no longer on the board of the foundation. ^[6]

Other business engagements

In 2002, Bush signed a consulting contract that paid $2 million dollars in stock over five years to work for Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a firm backed by Jiang Mianheng, the son of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, plus $10,000 for every board meeting he attends.^[7] In a 2003 divorce deposition, Marshall Davis Brown, lawyer for Sharon Bush, expressed bewilderment at why Grace would want Bush and at such a high price since he knew little about the semiconductor business. "You have absolutely no educational background in semiconductors do you?" asked Brown. Bush responed, "That's correct". Jiāng Zémín (Traditional Chinese: 江澤民, Simplified Chinese: 江泽民, Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāng Zémín, Wade-Giles: Chiang Tse-min, Cantonese (Jyutping): gong1 zaak6 man4) (born August 17, 1926) was the core of the third generation of Communist Party of China leaders, serving as General Secretary of the Communist...

Bush serves as co-chairman of a company called Crest Investment. Crest pays him $60,000 a year to provide miscellaneous consulting services.^[6][8]

Bush frequently travels to the Middle East, Europe and Asia to negotiate deals and raise capital for various businesses. According to court filings from his divorce, in 2000 he was paid $1.3 million for such work. This includes $642,500 as a commission for introducing an Asian investor to the owners of an American high-tech company.^[9]

Anti-Ritalin campaign

In 2002, Bush testified before a hearing of the United States Congress to speak out against over-medicating children for learning disorders. Scientologist activists Lisa Marie Presley and Bruce Wiseman also testified at these hearings supporting a stricter ban on psychological medications, as opposed to Bush's warning against false diagnoses. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Seal of the U.S. Congress. ... Scientology is a system of beliefs and practices created by American pulp fiction[1][2] and science fiction [3] author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as a self-help philosophy. ... Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, daughter of the singer Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla Beaulieu Presley. ...

Bush's anti-Ritalin stance dates from a period when his son was recommended for Ritalin (the Bushes utilized an alternative education plan instead).

Marriage, divorce, and remarriage

Bush and his former wife of 23 years, Sharon Smith, are the parents of three children; Lauren, Pierce, and Ashley. Neil and Sharon divorced in April 2003. Lauren Bush (born June 25, 1984) is a model and the daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Bush (née Smith) and niece of President of the United States George W. Bush. ... Pierce Mallon Bush, born March 15, 1986, is the nephew of President George W. Bush, son of Neil Bush and Sharon Bush, brother of Lauren and Ashley. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Robert Andrews sued Sharon in September 2003 for defamation after Sharon alleged that Neil was the father of Andrews' two-year-old son.^{[citation needed]} 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ...

Bush's divorce deposition gained public attention when he admitted to several sexual encounters with women in Thailand and Hong Kong. ^{[10][11][12][13]}. Among other divorce testimony aired in the press, Neil Bush's friend John Spalding announced that Sharon had extracted hair samples from her estranged husband in order to place a voodoo curse on him. Sharon Bush later confirmed the forcible hair removal, but she stated that she took the hair to be tested for evidence of drug use.^{[citation needed]} At various times Sharon Bush publicly spoke of her fear of retribution by Neil Bush and the Bush Family. At other times she praised Barbara and George Bush's understanding.^{[citation needed]} To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Bush remarried in Houston, Texas on March 6, 2004 to Maria Andrews. Andrews spent time volunteering with charitable organizations with Neil's mother, Barbara Bush. Nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... White House Portrait Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. ...

Speaking engagements

Bush has often been invited to speak to audiences overseas, often in the Middle East. Several times Neil Bush's pronouncements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have brought him controversy. ^[14]

In Asia, Neil Bush accompanied Sun Myung Moon on his world peace tour ^[15]. Sun Myung Moon in 2005. ...

In 2006, for being the 1,000th customer of Ignite! Learning, Alamo Junior High School teachers, students and administrators were visited by Bush. Asked by students if he would like to run for president, Bush said he would be sticking to his business venture. He told kids if they Googled him, they would see reasons people wouldn't want to vote for him. "The idea of being president isn't something realistic for me," Bush said, adding that students could accomplish anything. He said he takes a lot of shots from the media, particularly in his home town. "It's unjustified, but it comes with the territory of being in the first family," he said. ^[16]

See also

• List of notable U.S. presidential relatives
• Timeline of United States and China relations 1995-1997

During the history of the United States, many presidential relatives have been noted in the media, often because of their controversial, scandalous or otherwise notable behavior. ... The Timeline of United States and China relations 1995-1997 consists of documented information relating both to the 1996 U.S. campaign finance scandal and the Peoples Republic of Chinas alleged nuclear espionage against the United States detailed in the Congressional report known as the Cox Report. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/505/000026427/
2. ^ Joshua Micah, "Presidential brother watch: Globe-hopping Neil Bush has impressive new business partners, but what are they buying?", Salon magazine, April 12, 2002
3. ^ ^a b Peter Carlson, "The Relatively Charmed Life Of Neil Bush: Despite Silverado and Voodoo, Fortune Still Smiles on the President's Brother", Washington Post", December 28, 2003
4. ^ "Bush brother visits Alamo Jr. High"
5. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/01/elec04.neil.bush.ap/
6. ^ ^a b Knut Royce and Tom Brune, "Neil Bush, Ratzinger co-founders: President's younger brother served with then-cardinal on board of relatively unknown ecumenical foundation", Newsday, April 21, 2005
7. ^ http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/26/1069522647652.html
8. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/25/bush.brother.reut/
9. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A35297-2003Dec27
10. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/25/bush.brother.reut/
11. ^ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/11/28/2003077560
12. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A35297-2003Dec27
13. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/content_objectid=13175118_method=full_siteid=50143_headline=-3-affairs-of-Bush-brother-name_page.html
14. ^ http://dir.salon.com/story/politics/feature/2002/01/24/neil_bush/index.html
15. ^ http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/12/02/MAIN2005120250658.html
16. ^ "Bush Brother Visits Alamo Jr. High"

External links

• Excerpt from "George Bush--the unauthorized biography"
• The Relatively Charmed Life Of Neil Bush, Washington Post, December 28, 2003
• Steven Wilmsen, Silverado: Neil Bush and the Savings and Loan Scandal National Press Books, August 1991, ISBN 0915765896
• Ignite! Learning Webpage
• Neil Bush's political donations