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This powerful and highly secretive order was founded in 1823 at Yale University and boasts a membership list that resembles a Who's Who of America's powerful elite. Each year, Skull and Bones members ("Bonesmen") select ("tap") 15 third-year Yale students to replace them in the senior group the following year. The home of Skull and Bones on the Yale campus is a stone building resembling a ... [MORE]
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Esquire Magazine
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An article by Ron Rosenbaum revealing his quest to satisfy curiosity and learn the secrets of Skull and Bones.
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George W., Knight of Eulogia
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In The Atlantic, Alexandra Robbins provides a look inside Skull and Bones, with particular reference to George W. Bush's membership.
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Salon Books: Skulls in the Closet
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What does membership in a bastion of privilege say about George W. Bush's character? An article by Stephen Prothero discusses Bush's alleged membership in Skull and Bones.
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Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power
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Promotes a book by Alexandra Robbins, published in 2002, based on interviews with over 100 Bonesmen. Includes an excerpt.
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Skull and Bones Society
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Article discussing the Bush family and their possible membership in the society.
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Skull and Bones Tomb, Yale College, New Haven, Ct., c.1903-15
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A photograph, circa 1903-1915, of the home of Yale's most famous secret society. Built in 1856 in New Haven, Connecticut.
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