List of presidents of the United States involved in Scouting

In 1911, President William Howard Taft accepted the position of honorary president of the BSA; each U.S. president since has been offered the position and has served. Theodore Roosevelt was the only honorary vice-president, as he had left office before the honorary presidency began.

List of presidents of the United States involved in Scouting
President Roosevelt in a national radio address for the 1937 national Scout jamboree
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List of presidents

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References

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  1. ^ "3,500 BOY SCOUTS VISIT GRAVE OF T.R.; Pilgrimage Also Honors Mrs. Roosevelt, Buried 3 Weeks Ago at Oyster Bay". New York Times. October 17, 1948.
  2. ^ "Boy Scouting". Theodore Roosevelt Center. Dickinson State University.
  3. ^ "Taft Elected President". Our History. Order of the Arrow.
  4. ^ a b Wendell, Bryan. "Scouts have met with every sitting president at the White House since Taft". Bryan on Scouting. BSA. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Boy Scout Week". The New York Times. June 19, 1919.
  6. ^ Woolley, John T.; Peters, Gerhard. "Woodrow Wilson: Proclamation – Boy Scout Week". The American Presidency Project. University of California.
  7. ^ "President Warren G. Harding presenting the "Harding Award" to the Boy Scouts for increasing membership at the Hotel Ponce de Leon". Flagler College.
  8. ^ Peterson, Dennis L. (October 2000). "The 'Most Wholesome and Best in the American Boy'". Scouting. Boy Scouts of America.
  9. ^ "Lou Hoover and Girl Scouts". Hoover Presidential Library.
  10. ^ "Roosevelt Honored by the Boy Scouts". The New York Times. August 24, 1930. p. 21. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  11. ^ a b Davis, Kenneth P (1990). The Brotherhood of Cheerful Service: A History of the Order of the Arrow. Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America. ISBN 0839549989.
  12. ^ Truman, Harry (June 30, 1950). "Address at Valley Forge at the Boy Scout Jamboree".
  13. ^ D'Este, Carlo (2002). Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life. Macmillan. p. 172. ISBN 9780805056860. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  14. ^ Woolley, John T.; Peters, Gerhard. "Dwight D. Eisenhower: Remarks Recorded in Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America". The American Presidency Project. University of California. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  15. ^ "Eisenhower Honored; Gets Campfire Girls' Award for Service to Youth". The New York Times. November 1, 1960. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  16. ^ "John F. Kennedy Miscellaneous Information". John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  17. ^ a b c d e Wendell, Bryan (July 21, 2017). "A complete history of presidential visits at National Jamborees". Bryan on Scouting. Scouting.
  18. ^ Halter, Jon C. (September 2000). "Jamboree Memories". Scouting. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  19. ^ Woolley, John T.; Peters, Gerhard. "Richard Nixon: Remarks on Receiving the Boy Scouts' Annual Report to the Nation". The American Presidency Project. University of California. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  20. ^ "Fact Sheet Eagle Scouts". Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  21. ^ "Gerald R. Ford". Report to the Nation. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  22. ^ Townley, Alvin (2006). Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 12–13 and 87. ISBN 0-312-36653-1. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  23. ^ Balloch, Jim (January 4, 2007). "Knox Eagle Scout has role in Ford funeral". KnoxNews. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  24. ^ Ray, Mark (2007). "Eagle Scout Welcome Gerald Ford Home". Scouting Magazine. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  25. ^ "Carter Elected President". Our History. Order of the Arrow.
  26. ^ "What the last 5 U.S. Presidents said about Scouting". BSA. February 17, 2017.
  27. ^ Wendell, Bryan. "Nancy Reagan brought her anti-drug message to the 1985 National Scout Jamboree". Scouting Magazine.
  28. ^ "Superstar Scouts". Boys' Life Magazine. p. 28.
  29. ^ Bush, George W. "President Addresses 2005 National Boy Scout Jamboree". The White House. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  30. ^ Forbes, Mark (October 1, 2008). "Obama, AKA Fat Little Barry, Remembered". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  31. ^ Guild, Blair (July 25, 2017). "Trump swipes at Obama, jokes about HHS Sec. Price at Boy Scouts national summit". CBS News.
  32. ^ Abramson, Alana (July 24, 2017). "Trump Brags About His Election Victory During Boy Scout Jamboree Speech". Time. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  33. ^ Wendell, Bryan (May 19, 2016). "Read Vice President Joe Biden's letter to an Eagle Scout". Bryan on Scouting. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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