Which presidents were involved in Scouting?

Answer 1

35th President - John F. Kennedy (First Boy Scout to be President - Star Scout)

38th President - Gerald Ford (First and only Eagle Scout so far)

42nd President - William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton (Cub Scout)

43rd President - George W. Bush (Cub Scout)

44th President - Barak Obama (Gerakan Pramuka; The Indonesian Scout Association)(Not BSA but equivalent to Cub Scout)

Answer 2

All presidents from William Howard Taft on have served as the Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America. Theodore Roosevelt had left office before the BSA was formed, but he was an Honorary Vice President and Chief Scout Citizen.

The first Scouts in the White House were John and Cavin Cooledge, Jr., sons of President Calvin Coolidge.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first President of the United States who had been involved with Scouting before he took office. He was instrumental in the purchase of Ten Mile River Scout Camp and received the Silver Buffalo Award in a ceremony held at the camp on August 23, 1930. In 1933, he was made an honorary member of the Suanhacky Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.

John F. Kennedy was the first president who had been a Scout as a youth. He was a member of Troop 2 in Bronxville, New York from 1929 to 1931, attaining the rank of Star Scout. JFK was active in the Boston Council from 1946 to 1955 as district vice chairman, member of the executive board and representative to the National Council.

Gerald Ford was the only Eagle Scout to become president, and received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in May 1970.

Ronald Reagan was active with the Golden Empire Council when he was governor. He served on the council's advisory board, he chaired Project SOAR (Save Our American Resources) and was the membership roundup chairman. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award. As a member of the Los Angeles Area Council, he served as Scoutorama chairman and as a sustaining member.

George H. W. Bush was a Cub Scout.

Bill Clinton was a Cub Scout.

Barack Obama was a Siaga (Cub Scout) in Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia, the national Scouting organization of Indonesia.

Answer 3

William Howard Taft was the first Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.

John F. Kennedy was the first president who had been a Scout as a youth. He was a member of Troop 2 in Bronxville, New York from 1929 to 1931, attaining the rank of Star Scout. JFK was active in the Boston Council from 1946 to 1955 as district vice chairman, member of the executive board and representative to the National Council.