President Bush pledged to vigorously prosecute S&L fraud and not interfere with the investigation of his son Neil , whose integrity he defended . The documents also noted that Bush worked as an oil lease negotiator for Amoco Production Co. in Denver from 1980 through late 1982, and later started his own oil company, JNB Exploration. Neil described himself as " just a Denver guy trying to make a living and raise a family . " He held summer jobs with bank and oil equipment operators , worked on his father 's farm a year , received an MBA in 1979 , negotiated oil leases from 1980 - 82 , and started his own oil company . He was a director of Silverado Oil from 1985 - 88 and says he is considering a future run for Congress as part of a shakeup to increase congressional accountability .
President Bush pledged to vigorously prosecute S&L fraud and not interfere with the investigation of his son Neil , whose integrity he defended . Neil described himself as " just a Denver guy trying to make a living and raise a family . " He held summer jobs with bank and oil equipment operators , worked on his father 's farm a year , received an MBA in 1979 , negotiated oil leases from 1980 - 82 , and started his own oil company . He was a director of Silverado Oil from 1985 - 88 and says he is considering a future run for Congress as part of a shakeup to increase congressional accountability .