Not really hidden for those who would bother to look:
https://www.google.com/search?q=george+h+w+bush+socks&rlz=1C1NHXL_enUS736US736&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQ8JGBlcbZAhUBk1kKHTSoCvoQsAQIJQ&biw=1468&bih=774
I don’t understand the part the wild socks plays in your narrative about Bush Sr. Are they some sort of known symbol?