George Herbert Walker married off his daughter to Prescott Bush (granddad of President). Prescott married into money and financial connections; the Walkers rose in society and power. Prescott Bush became managing director of UBC. Bush's shares in UBC peaked with Hitler's new German order. Dealing with Nazi Germany, and even financing Hitler, weren't illegal until Hitler declared war on the US. Prescott Bush continued with business as usual, aiding the Nazi invasion of Europe and supplying resources for weaponry that would eventually be turned on American solders in combat against Germany." Information comes from George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography by Webster G. Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin.Citing Tarpley book, a site says that on October 20, 1942, UBC assets in New York were seized under the act, and "the government issued orders seizing two Nazi front organizations run by bank (Prescott Bush and father-in-law in charge) under Trading with Enemies Act . www.romm.org
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