Online sources of authortative information (details or summaries)
about Senator Prescott Bush, his interest, politics, initiatives and
activities from 1940 through his last term in the Senate in 1962.

Hello jcquest-ga,

One would think that there would be plenty of authoritative
information on Prescott Bush on the Web.  However, as you've probably
seen, there are in fact plenty of pages about sinister dealings that
he may or may not have had, plus some genealogical pages.

Easily the best page I have found on his Senate career is from the
University of Connecticut, which possesses the Prescott S. Bush Papers
from 1952 to 1962.  The biography contains the details that you want
on his time in the Senate (and which, for the most part, don't appear
to be repeated elsewhere on the Web).  You might also be interested in
the links on the left side of the page.

"Biography: Prescott S. Bush"
Archives and Special Collections
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut Libraries
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/DoddCenter/ASC/findaids/Bush_PS/biography.htm

A good overview of Prescott Bush's adult life -- including his
activities, interests, etc. from 1940 onward -- is contained in this
two-part article from the Boston Globe:

Internet Archive cache of "Powerful alliance aids Bushes' rise", by
Michael Kranish (4/22/2001)
The Boston Globe
http://web.archive.org/web/20010428083607/www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/112/nation/Powerful_alliance_aids_Bushes_rise+.shtml

Internet archive cache of "Triumphs, troubles shape generations", by
Michael Kranish (4/23/2001)
The Boston Globe
http://web.archive.org/web/20010428081346/boston.com/dailyglobe2/113/nation/Triumphs_troubles_shape_generations+.shtml

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

prescott bush site:senate.gov
"prescott s bush"
"prescott s bush" ribicoff
"prescott s bush" kranish

[I tried other search terms as well, but the terms I have mentioned
led me to the pages I have cited.]