Fish 10 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 And who were/are they? I'd like to add this tidbit of info to a parent handbook we're putting together for our Cub Scout pack. THANKS! Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Welcome to the forums, Fish. I'll have to check -- although I'm sure others will help you. Gerald Ford is an Eagle Scout. I think I read that Bill Clinton was a Cub Scout (but can't recall.) If you add Senators and U.S. Congressmen, the list becomes quite a bit longer. You may also want to check the national BSA website www.scouting.org and look under media or do a search. Or go to Scouter.com and search there. There are a lot of web sites that list prominent former Scouts and the information is very good. DS Link to post Share on other sites
acco40 95 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 All Presidents accepted honary Presidents of the Boy Scouts. I know Ford was (is) and Eagle Scout and Carter was a Scoutmaster and Committee Chair for a Boy Scout troop in Georgia. I know that Kennedy was a Scout. I don't know if the record books keep track of Cub Scout participation by Presidents. (above was from my memory, below from web sources) George Bush II was a Cub Scout. Johnson organized a unit (Post 1200) in Washington, D.C., which was chartered to the House of Representatives for page boys working in the U.S. Congress. Roosevelt was the first to enter the White House with a record as an active Scout leader. He was president of the Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America. Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 10 Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thank you so much! I'll check out the BSA site too - thought I'd come to the experts first. Link to post Share on other sites
ASM7 10 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 You can look at this website www.usscouts.org/aboutbsa/bsfamous.html Who is George Bush II? Link to post Share on other sites
SR540Beaver 116 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 ASM7, That would be Dubya. He is referred to by many as II just like a King or the Pope. I guess you could call him Bush 2.0 in today's world. Link to post Share on other sites
Overtrained 10 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I couldn't find the fact sheet on Presidents, but found one that the scouts might like - astronauts. http://www.scouting.org/nav/enter.jsp?s=mc&c=fs Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 10 Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thanks for the link - I bookmarked it for future use - it's a good one! We'll definately use the astronaut info - very interesting! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
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