Title: History of the Boy Scouts of America
Content:  1911 at the White House. It was agreed that the President of the United States— then William Howard Taft —was to be the honorary president of the BSA. Every U.S. president since has been elected by the Executive Board as the honorary president of the BSA. Former President Theodore Roosevelt was selected as the Chief Scout Citizen and honorary vice-president. Gifford Pinchot was selected as Chief Woodsman. The new edition of the handbook– The Official Handbook for Boys was published. West was elevated in prestige through a change in his title when in November 1911 he became the Chief Scout Executive. He and 
Title: List of presidents of the United States involved in Scouting
Content:  of the Suanhacky Lodge of the Order of the Arrow ; Harry S. Truman attended the 1950 National Scout Jamboree. ; Dwight D. Eisenhower's son John Eisenhower was a Scout. He became a member of the National Executive Board in 1948— and as president —spoke on the observance of the BSA's 50th anniversary in 1960. He was made an honorary member of the Zit-Kala-Sha Lodge of the Order of the Arrow in 1953. He received the Wohelo Award from the Campfire Girls in 1960. ; John F. Kennedy was the first president who had been a Scout as a youth. He was a member of Troop 
Title: List of presidents of the United States involved in Scouting
Content:  of the BSA. At his invitation, the first annual meeting of the BSA was held in the White House in 1911. ; Woodrow Wilson was the first president to have a Scout escort at his inauguration in 1913, a tradition that continues. He signed the bill granting the BSA a congressional charter in 1916 and declared a Boy Scout Week to promote membership and funding. ; Warren G. Harding authorized the "Harding Awards" given in 1923 to troops with membership increases. ; Calvin Coolidge accepted the honorary presidency on August 16, 1923, noting that both of his sons were Scouts. When Calvin Coolidge, Jr. died, Scouts 
Title: Boy Scouts of America membership controversies
Content:  American institution is committed to preparing our youth for the future by instilling in them values such as honesty, integrity, and character." Of the Act, Frist explained: "This legislation will allow the Boy Scouts to fulfill its mission without the distraction of defending itself against senseless attacks." President of the United States William Howard Taft began serving as the first Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America in 1911; the tradition has been followed by each succeeding U.S. President. In July 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the National Scout Jamboree via videotape and, although he did not directly discuss the controversies, reiterated his support for the 
Title: Boy Scouts of America
Content:  Scouting, and eleven of the twelve men to walk on the Moon were Scouts, including Eagle Scouts Neil Armstrong and Charlie Duke. The pinewood derby—a wood car racing event for Cub Scouts—has been declared "a celebrated rite of spring" and was named part of "America's 100 Best" by Reader's Digest. President Gerald Ford said, "I can say without hesitation, because of Scouting principles, I know I was a better athlete, I was a better naval officer, I was a better congressman, and I was a better prepared President." Famed American illustrator Norman Rockwell's works were closely associated with the Boy Scouts of America for 
Title: History of the Boy Scouts of America
Content:  Mortimer Schiff was elected as president in 1931, but died after serving one month and Walter Head returned until 1946. Schiff's mother purchased 400 acre of land in New Jersey and donated it to the BSA, thus creating Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation as a national training center. President Roosevelt encouraged Scouts to do their part during the Great Depression. Scouts responded by providing services to assist relief agencies and Scout leaders provided training for the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Senior Scout program within the troop and the Rovering program for older Scouts was introduced in 1933, but was not promoted and was discontinued in 1947. The BSA planned to celebrate their 25th anniversary with a jamboree in Washington, D.C., but it 
Title: List of presidents of the United States involved in Scouting
Content:  a member of the Los Angeles Area Council, he served as Scoutorama chairman and as a sustaining member. Nancy Reagan spoke at the 1985 National Scout Jamboree. ; George H. W. Bush was a Cub Scout; he attended the 2005 National Scout Jamboree. ; Bill Clinton was a Cub Scout. He attended the 1997 National Scout Jamboree. ; George W. Bush was a Cub Scout. He attended the 1989 National Scout Jamboree. ; Barack Obama was a Siaga (Cub Scout) in Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia, the national Scouting organization of Indonesia. ; Joe Biden was a former Boy Scout as a member of the Explorers program. 
Title: Walter W. Head
Content:  Head was appointed by Nebraska Governor Samuel R. McKelvie in 1920 to the Nebraska Capitol Commission, which was responsible for the construction of the new Nebraska State Capitol building. Head served as fourth and sixth national president of the Boy Scouts of America. His first term was from 1926–1931. His successor, Mortimer L. Schiff died after one month in office; Head then served from 1931-1946. During his presidency, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) held its first national Scout jamboree in Washington, D. C.. Head joined U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt and BSA Chief Scout Executive James E. West in a radio address to the nation from the Oval Office announcing the event in 1937.
Title: List of Scouts
Content:  In 1911, President William Howard Taft accepted the position of honorary president of the BSA, and each U.S. president since has served. Theodore Roosevelt was the only honorary vice-president, as he had left office before the honorary presidency began. In 1927, the Boy Scouts of America created Honorary Scouts to distinguish "American citizens whose achievements in outdoor activity, exploration and worthwhile adventure are of such an exceptional character as to capture the imagination of boys...". The eighteen who were awarded this distinction were:
Title: History of the Boy Scouts of America
Content:  Boy Scouts served as crowd control at the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson in 1913, and have served at every inauguration since in some ceremonial role. The Philadelphia Area Council started a Scout honor society called the Order of the Arrow in 1915 that eventually became an important part of the Boy Scout program. Paul Sleman, Colin H. Livingstone, Ernest S. Martin and James E. West successfully lobbied Congress for a congressional charter for the BSA–partly as a way to deal with competition from the Lone Scouts of America, which President Woodrow Wilson signed on June 15, 1916. It reads: "That the purpose of this corporation shall be to 

Question: which president of the united states was a boy scout?
Answer: Gerald Ford.
President Gerald Ford.