Skull and Bones meeting held at White House in March 2011

2011 Skull and Bones meeting included top economic adviser. Agenda details remain unknown.

Source: Dateline Zero

Austan Goolsbee has had a long and close relationship with Barack Obama. He advised Obama in his 2004 Senate race, and was the senior economic adviser throughout the 2008 Obama presidential campaign. After that, he served as Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers from September 9, 2010 until August 5, 2011.

In addition to his memorable political life, Mr. Goolsbee has also had a notable time within the secret society Skull & Bones. According to The Yale Daily News, Goolsbee was part of an important and influential chapter in Bones history. Notably, 1991 class was the first to tap women initiates.

His life as a Skull and Bones member is not a thing of the past. During his time as the senior economic adviser, Mr. Goolsbee chaired a meeting with other Bonesmen inside the White House. The meeting was never publicized, although White House records show that it took place. Meeting and details of the meeting are unavailable; and, unsurprisingly, those who attended the meeting will not talk about it.

Late afternoon on March 4, 2011, eight college students arrived at the White House to meet with Mr. Goolsbee. All eight were all members of Skull and Bones, reports McKay Coppins at BuzzFeed.

How does Coppins know? He says that he cross-checked the White House visitor’s log with leaked names of Skull and Bones members. This isn’t hard to do, because the Ivy League gossip blog IvyGate regularly has the roster leaked to them.

Writes Coppins: “Cross-checking their list with the White House visitor log on March 4 reveals that at least eight members of the 2010-2011 class were present at the Goolsbee meeting.”

Full post at Dateline Zero