[Sonny M]

Thats why I said in general, not always. There are some great exception, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, though I believe one of his sons either killed himself or died from reckless behavior.

[cajungirl]

One of JOhn Adams' sons, actually the one everyone adored, died as an alcoholic after letting down his family and being cut off by John Adams who refused to see him. There was a streak of alcoholism in Adam's familly. Actually if you look at most presidential families, there is a black sheep and oddly enough absent fathers. Clinton had a no good brother, unmarried mother. Johnson had a no good alcoholic brother as did Nixon if I remember right. Carter seemed to have had a bad bro but my memory is poor. Don't know about Roosevelt, seems the kids had a bad time. Reagan had Patti and didn't he have a brother who was bad news. And there is Marvin Bush. Maybe everyone has a black sheep.