William P. Litynski Skull and Bones

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SKULL & BONES

ABRIDGED BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY OFPROMINENT MEMBERS & MEMBERSHIP LIST

By William P. Lityn!i


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(Source: Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Powerby Alexandra Robbins)

Skull & Bones presidential candidates U.S. Senator John Kerry (left) and President George W. Bush (right) in !!"

"My #ni$% y#a% I $in#' Skull and Bones( a secret society( $ secretI )an*t ay anyt+in, m$%#.- G#$%,# W. B/+( 0%$mA Charge to Keep


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#e$%ers of Skull and Bones lass of '. #e$%ers of this class include for$er U.S. President Willia$ *o+ard ,aft.

#e$%ers of Skull & Bones lass of '-". George *.W. Bush stands to the left of the clock.


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Unidentified $e$%ers of Skull & Bones +ear %lack hoods oer their heads on /,ap 0ay1 in '-2.

3a+rence #organ Kelley (S&B '-24 left) taps John 5d+in 5cklund Jr. (S&B '-24 right) on /,ap 0ay1 in '-2. Kelley +asa+arded the *eis$an ,rophy in '-26. 5cklund +as the ,reasurer of 7ale Uniersity fro$ '-66 to '-.


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Skull & Bones $e$%ership roster for the lass of '-"


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Skull & Bones $e$%ership roster for the lass of '


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The Taft Brothers stand together for a group portrait. From left to right: enry !aters Taft" !illiam o#ard Taft" $harles%helps Taft" and orace &utton Taft. 'eryone except for $harles %helps Taft #as a member of Sull * Bones. $harles %heTaft #as !illiam o#ard Taft+s half,brother. All four men #ere the sons of Alphonso Taft" #ho #as one of the original

members of Sull * Bones. The -rder of Sull * Bones #as established by &r. !illiam untington Russell" .&." in /012.

The -rder of Sull * Bones #as incorporated in $onnecticut as 3Russell Trust Association4 and later 3RTA 5ncorporated4.

(Time 6ife photo)


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#e$%ers of the 7ale orporation in 8pril '-6

9ront ro+4 left to right:Joseph ;r+in #iller (Chairman of the board of Cummins Engine Co.)4 John *ay Whitney (former U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain)45d+in 9oster Blair4 King$an Bre+ster Jr. (President of Yale University)4 ,he 4 and Spencer 0u$are#oseley. 8%sent: 8rthur Kittredge Watson (Chairman of $B% orld *rade Cor+oration).

5d+in 9oster Blair4 Joseph


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Bro+n Brothers *arri$an & o. partners (fro$ left to right) 5.


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i Ger$an 5cono$ics #inister *Cal$ar Schacht (left)4 for$er U.S. President *er%ert *ooer (center)4 and8$erican 8$%assador to @a>i Ger$any *ugh


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Benito #ussolini (left)4 the dictator of 9ascist ;taly4 rides in a $otor%oat +ith U.S. Secretary of State *enry 3. Sti$son in ;taly in January '-2*enry 3. Sti$son +as a $e$%er of Skull & Bones at 7ale Uniersity. (Photo %y @e+ 7ork ,i$es o.DGetty ;$ages)

9or$er President George *.W. Bush isits Palestine 3i%eration Ergani>ation (P3E) terrorist 7asser 8rafat (center) and his assistant *anan8shra+i (left) at a hotel in Washington4 0.. on Septe$%er '24 '--2. George *.W. Bush is a $e$%er of Skull & Bones at 7ale Uniersity.(#aher 8ttarDE


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President George W. Bush $eets +ith o$$unist =ietna$As President @guyen #inh ,riet in the for$er palace of the 9rench goernor genof ;ndochina in *anoi4 o$$unist =ietna$ on @oe$%er '4 !!6. George W. Bush is a $e$%er of Skull & Bones at 7ale Uniersity.(Kha$Dation called /7aleinhina1 in hangsha4 hina in the early '-!!s #ao ,setung once lied in hangsha4 hina.
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President George *.W. Bush and King 9ahd of Saudi 8ra%ia are seen laughing inside the


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George *.W. Bush (second fro$ right) appears +ith ;8 0irector Porter Goss and seen other for$er ;8 directors on 8ugust '64 !!I. 3to right: Porter Goss4 John 0eutch4


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John #cloy (left)4 the for$er hair$an of hase #anhattan Bank4 chats +ith *enry ines4 at a dinner in @e+ 7ork ity in Septe$%er '-66. John #cloy +as a $e$%er of the Warren o$$ission. *enry


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0aid


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Presidentelect Woodro+ Wilson (left4 0e$ocratic Party) and outgoing President Willia$ *o+ard ,aft (right4


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=ice President


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President 9ranklin 0elano


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9or$er President of 7ale Uniersity ,i$othy 0+ight4 U.S. President Willia$ *o+ard ,aft4 and President of 7ale Uniersity 8rthur ,+ining*adley +alk together during a co$$ence$ent at 7ale Uniersity in @e+ *aen4 onnecticut on June '4 '-''. 8ll three $en +ere $e$%

of Skull & Bones. ,he Wuchang Uprising and the oerthro+ of the hing (#anchu) 0ynasty occurred in hina on Ecto%er '!4 '-''.

Willia$ P. 3itynski

8BEU, ,*5 8U,*E


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eorge .!. Bush

Full 7ame: eorge erbert !aler Bush (Sull * Bones $lass of /;ale /00? 66.B. 9niersity of $incinnati $ollege of 6a# /00G

-ccupations:

$hief =ustice of the 9.S. Supreme $ourt (/;2/,/;1G)%resident of the 9nited States (/;G;,/;/1)? Secretary of !ar (/;Gorto#n eights" 7e# >or

'ducation: B.A. >ale /;/1? Attended roton School

-ccupations:

%artner of Bro#n Brothers arriman * $o. (/;1/,/;


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enry 6. Stimson

Secretary of !ar (ay 22" /;//,arch or $ity on -ctober 0" /;2

ceorge Bundy

&ean of the Faculty of Arts and Science at arard 9niersity (/;C1,/;/)

%rofessor of oernment at arard 9niersity (/;Cor 9niersity (/;;,/;0;)

$hairman" committee on reducing the nuclear danger at $arnegie $orporation of 7e# >or (/;;G,/;

Scholar,in,residence at $arnegie $orporation of 7e# >or (/;;1,/;;)

ember of the $ouncil on Foreign Relations (/;ale /;ale /;1;? .A. arard /;


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eorge 6eslie arrison

$hairman of the board of 7e# >or 6ife 5nsurance $o. (/;or $ity (/;1G,/;or (/;/or $ity (/;G;,/;/or on ay ale /;G0? S*B /;G0

Born -ctober 2" /00C? &ied in %hiladelphia on ay /or $ity (/;


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'. Roland arriman

$hairman of the board of 9nion %acific Railroad $o. (/;or Stoc 'xchange (/;;/,/;;C)

$hairman and $'- of &onaldson 'nterprises (/;0G,/;;G)

&ean of >ale School of anagement (/;,/;0G)

9nder Secretary of State for Security Assistance (/;1,/;ale /;C;? .A. Tufts 9niersity /;G? S*B /;C;

Born in 7e# >or $ity on August /ale /;1? .A. -xford /;C? =.&. 9niersity of -lahoma /;0? S*B /;1

Born in !ashington" &.$. on April 2/" /;


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Robert A. Taft

ember of the 9.S. Senate (R,-hio" /;1;,/;C1)

Senate aJority 6eader (/;C1)

ember of the -hio eneral Assembly (/;2/,/;2)

ember of -hio State Senate (/;1/,/;12)

9nsuccessful 9.S. presidential candidate for the Republican %arty (/;ale /;/G? 66.B. arard /;/1? S*B /;/G

Born in $incinnati" -hio on September 0" /00;? &ied in 7e# >or $ity on =uly 1/" /;C1

=ohn Sherman $ooper

ember of the 9.S. Senate (R,8entucy" /;


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Alphonso Taft

Secretary of !ar (/0)? 9.S. Attorney eneral (/0,/0)

9.S. inister to Austro,ungarian 'mpire (/002,/00ale /011? S*B /011? $o,Founder of The -rder of Sull * Bones

Born in To#nshend" @ermont on 7oember C" /0/G? &ied in San &iego" $alifornia on ay 2/" /0;/

!illiam ax#ell 'arts

9.S. Attorney eneral (/00,/0;)

9.S. Secretary of State (/0,/00/)ember of the 9.S. Senate (R,7e# >or" /00C,/0;/)

Special &iplomatic 'noy to reat Britain and France during the $iil !ar

randson of $onstitution signer Roger Sherman

B.A. >ale /01? S*B /01

Born in Boston on February " /0/0? &ied in 7e# >or $ity on February 20" /;G/

!illiam Barrett !ashburn

ember of the 9.S. Senate (R,assachusetts" /0


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!illiam $. !hitney

Secretary of the 7ay (/00C,/00;)

$orporation $ounsel of 7e# >or $ity (/0C,/002)

%artner of !hitney * Betts Ela# firm in 7e# >or $ity (/0/,/0)

Businessman and rail#ay financier in 7e# >or $ity (/00;,/;G2)

B.A. >ale /01? S*B /01

Born =uly C" /0


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Andre# &icson !hite

%resident of $ornell 9niersity (/0,/00C)

9.S. inister to the erman 'mpire (/0;,/00/" /0;,/;G2)

9.S. inister to the Russian 'mpire (/0;2,/0;ale /0C2? S*B /0C2

Born =uly " /01/? &ied -ctober /1" /;G0

$harles Seymour

%resident of >ale 9niersity (/;1,/;CG)

%roost of >ale 9niersity (/;2,/;1)

%rofessor of istory at >ale 9niersity (/;/0,/;1)$hief of Austro,ungarian &iision" American $ommission to 7egotiate %eace" %aris %eace $onfere

(/;/0,/;/;)

Trustee of the !orld %eace Foundation (/;1;,/;ale /;G0? %h.&. >ale /;//? S*B /;G0

Born in 7e# aen" $onnecticut on =anuary /" /00C? &ied August //" /;1

Arthur T#ining adley

%resident of >ale 9niersity (/0;;,/;2/)

%rofessor of %olitical 'conomy at >ale 9niersity (/0;/,/0;;)

%rofessor of %olitical Science at >ale 9niersity (/00,/0;/)

&ean of the raduate School at >ale 9niersity (/0;2,/0;C)

%resident of American 'conomic Association (/0;;,/;GG)B.A. >ale /0? %h.&. 9niersity of Berlin" ermany /;/G? S*B /0

Born in 7e# aen" $onnecticut" 9.S.A. on April 21" /0C? &ied in 8obe" =apan on arch " /;1G

Timothy ight

%resident of >ale 9niersity (/00,/0;;)

%rofessor of Sacred 6iterature at >ale 9niersity (/0C;,/00)

randson of former >ale $ollege %resident Re. Timothy ight (%resident" /;C,/0/)

reat,great,grandson of Reerend =onathan 'd#ards (Sinners in the ands of an Angry od)

B.A. >ale /0ale /0C? 66.B. >ale /0C;? S*B /0C

Born September 1G" /01


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-rris Sanford Ferry

ember of the 9.S. Senate (R,$onnecticut" /0,/0C)

ember of the 9.S. ouse of Representaties (R,$onnecticut" /0C;,/0/)

Brigadier eneral in the 9nited States @olunteers (/02,/0C)

ember of the $onnecticut State Senate (/0CC,/0C)

B.A. >ale /0


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!ilson S. Bissell

6a#yer in Buffalo" 7e# >or (/02,/0;1" /0;C,/;G1)

%artner of Bass" $leeland * Bissell (/0ale /0;? S*B /0;

Born on &ecember 1/" /0


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'an . albraith

9.S. Ambassador to France (/;0/,/;0C)

anaging &irector of &illon" Read * $o. (/;C,/;0/)

$hairman of Baners Trust 5nternational (/;;,/;C)

@ice %resident of organ uaranty Trust $o. (/;/,/;;)

Special Assistant to the Secretary of $ommerce (/;G,/;/)

Former $hairman of the board of"ational #eviewmagaHine

9.S. &ept. of &efense representatie in 'urope and defense adisor to the 9.S. mission to 7AT- (2G

ember of the $ouncil on Foreign Relations (/;02,2GG)

B.A. >ale /;CG? 66.B. arard /;C1? S*B /;CG

Born in Toledo" -hio on =uly 2" /;20? &ied in 7e# >or $ity on =anuary 2/" 2GG0

Frederic !. Smith

$hairman" $'-" and Founder of Federal 'xpress EFed'x $orp. (/;C,present)

ember of the $ouncil on Foreign Relations (2GG,present)

B.A. >ale /;? S*B /;

Born in emphis" Tennessee on August //" /;


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5ring Fisher

%rofessor of %olitical 'conomy at >ale 9niersity (/0;0,/;1C)

Founder and inaugural %resident of American 'ugenics Society (/;21,/;2)

%resident of American 'conomic Association (/;/0)

@ice %resident of the 9.S. Third 5nternational $ongress of 'ugenics and 7ational $onference on Rac

Betterment (/;/ale /000? %h.&. >ale /0;/? S*B /000

Born February 2" /0? &ied in 7e# >or $ity on April 2;" /;ale /;/G? .&. =ohns opins 9niersity /;/


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,ho$as 9. Bayard Jr.4 Ja$es 3. Buckley4 9rancis Burton *arrison4 8nthony *iggins4 Ja$es W. Wads+orth Jr.

Jonathan B. Bingha$4 *enry S. Graes4 5ugene Schuyler4 harles Phelps ,aft ;;4 John #artin =orys

=ictor *. 8she4


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#e$%ers of ongress:Willia$ #. 5arts (S&B '2) M U.S. Senator (


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Judges:#orrison


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Bankers:George 3. *arrison (S&B '-'!) M President of the 9ederal $an (S&B '-6-) M hair$an and 5E of ,he Blackstone Group ('-Ipresent)Sa$uel


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3a+yers:3ansing P.


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Journalis$:*enry inesWillia$ 9. Buckley4 Jr. (S&B '-I!) M 5ditorinhief of National Review$aga>ine ('-II'--!)ine (!!6present)Willia$ P. Bundy (S&B '-2-) M 5ditor of Foreign ffairs$aga>ine ('-'-")ations:8$os Pinchot (S&B '-) M o9ounder of the 8$erican iil 3i%erties Union (83U)9rancis 5ugene Butler (S&B 'I) M ofounder of the 7oung #enAs hristian 8ssociation (7#8)ring 9isher (S&B ') M 9ounder and inaugural President of 8$erican 5ugenics Society ('-2'-6)#cGeorge Bundy (S&B '-"!) M President of 9ord 9oundation ('-66'--)*arey *. Bundy (S&B '-!-) M hair$an of arnegie 5ndo+$ent for ;nternational Peace ('-I'-I)Willia$ *. /Bill1 0onaldson (S&B '-I2) M hair$an of arnegie 5ndo+$ent for ;nternational Peace ('---!!2)#orris *adley (S&B '-'6) M hair$an of arnegie orporation of @e+ 7ork ('-II'-66)Winston 3ord (S&B '-I-) M President of the ouncil on 9oreign


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embers of The -rder of Sull and Bones

/011Bates" Samuel ensha#Beach" =ohn $ampbell

Bishop" 7oah$rump" =ohn&ais" BenJamin Franlinart" Rufus 'rastus

6e#is" Asahel ooerarshall" Samuel &aiesather" Frederic 'lls#orthiller" %hineas Timothy

(anonymous)Robertson" Robert

Russell" !illiam untingtonTaft" Alphonso

!ood" eorge 5ngersoll

/01oungolt" eorge $handler

=udson" Frederic 7e#ton

6ampman" 6e#isSloane" enry ThompsonSouthgate" $harles c$lellan

!ade" 6ei $lifford!hite" eorge 'd#ard

/0Bissell" Arthur &ouglas&exter" orton&uBois" =ohn =ay

&unning" Albert 'liJaharding" !ilder Bennettartshorn" =oseph !illiamedge" Thomas

6amb" Albert 'ugene6ibbey" Fran

erriam" =ames Fise

Seymour" oratioSpencer" =ames agoffinTaft" %eter Ra#son

!etmore" eorge %eabody!ood#ard" Richard !illiam

/00Berry" $oburn &e#eesBre#ster" $hauncey Bunce$offin" =ames

$olt" 6eBaron Bradford&ixon" !illiam %almerFarnam" $harles enry6e#is" =ohn

c8inney" !illiam AllisonSloane" Thomas $halmers

Thacher" =ames 8ingsley

Tiner" Anson %helpsT#eedy" SamuelTytus" 'd#ard =efferson

!ood" !illiam $urtis!right" enry %ars

/0;Bannard" enry $layBeers" enry Augustin

Bissell" !ilson ShannonBro#n" Alexander 6ardner'no" =ohn $hesterFoster" =ohn %ierrepont $.

Freeman" enry @arnumeaton" 'd#ard

ooer" Thomas5sham" =ohn Beach

6ear" enry%errin" Bernadotte

Raymond" enry !arrenRichardson" Rufus ByamShirley" Arthur

/0GAndre#s" =ohn !allingford =r.ullier" !illiam $urtis

=ohnston" Ross6earned" ight !hitneyason" enry Burrallc$lure" =ames ore 8ing

c$utchen" Samuel St. =ohniller" eorge &ouglas

%erry" =ohn oytSelden" 'd#ard riffin

Shattuc" =ohn !aldonStearns" 'd#in Russell

Strong" $harles allTilney" Thomas =oseph!elch" !illiam enry

/0/$lar" $harles opins$ollin" Frederic

'lliot" enry Rutherfordine" $harles &aniel8inney" erbert 'elyn6ea" Robert Brinley

ansfield" o#ardason" Alfred Bishop

ead" Frederic%erry" !ilbert !arren

Sperry" !atson RobertsonStrong" eorge Arthur

S#eet" 'd#in ForrestThacher" ThomasTo#nsend" !illiam 8neeland

/02$oe" Robert 'lmer$ushing" !illiam 6ee

&eming" $harles $lerc&eming" $larence&eming" enry $hampion&ennis" Frederic Shepard

incs" =ohn o#ardoppin" BenJamin

erriam" Alexander Rossoore" eorge Foot

-#en" 'd#ard Thomas%ayson" enry Silas

Ramsdell" $harles BenJaminSpaldin" eorge Atherton!oolsey" Theodore Salisbury

/01Alexander" 'ben

Allen" Arthur untingtonBeebe" !illiam

&aniels" Rensselaer !ilinson&enslo#" erbert c8enHie

'lder" Samuel =amesFlagg" !ilbur !ells

rubb" $harles Ross=ohnes" 'd#ard Rudolph=udson" 5saac 7ichols6athe" erbert !illiam

-rd" =oseph %acificus%rentice" Samuel -scarTarbell" Fran Bigelo#Thomas" $harles enry

/0eh

/;01Abrams" %eter arBroos" %eter oody

Burus" regory =ames$ereris" ichael 'rnestFranlin" Richard &aidale" Frederic Scott

8afoglis" $hristian 7icholas8aushal" Shalesh

ontesano" ichael =ohn 5557ichols" !illiam Allen

7oel" $hristopher%inela" $arlos

Sharp" =onathan &ouglasSheffield" =ohn @an 6oon!agner" @ictor 'dmond

/;0angStanley" 'liHabeth AhylynStrain" $hristian Raymond

(anonymous)


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/;;1Boren" $arrie $hristine$olaito" %eter 7icholasonHales" -scar Reynaldo

6ehman" Ann 6ouise7go" 8aren 8a,8ei%ar" $han%eters" regory 8ent

%ihl" TinaRothman" Adam

Ruff" Tayna Renee

Sheronas" &aid AnthonySidmore" Robert RileyTaylor" $amilla Bron#en

@ishio" 'a %atrice!hyte" %aul Andre#

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