publication date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 (part of Winter 2014)

category: Family

clue: A loan from a world-famous aviator wasn't enough to rescue this businessman from failure, and the press never let his brother forget it.

explanation: Nixon famously accepted a loan from Howard Hughes and still went out of business less than a year later. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, and Aaron Shurtleff

Bad News Brothers: Being elected President of the United States is an honor, but having one of these screw-ups for a sibling is not. In recognition of Presidents Day, here are five goos who embarrassed their brothers in the White House, in reverse presidential order.

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