TROOP, CREW AND PACK 179

EAGLE PROMISE

I reaffirm my allegiance
To the three promises of the Scout Oath.
I thoughtfully recognize
And take upon myself
The obligations and responsibilities
Of an Eagle Scout.
On my honor I will do my best
To make my training and example,
My rank and my influence
Count strongly for better Scouting
And for better citizenship
In my troop,
In my community,
And in my contacts with other people.
To this I pledge my sacred honor.

DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD RECIPIENTS FROM TIDEWATER COUNCIL (each one is in table below of Famous Eagle Scouts): George Thomas Coker, Clifford A. Cutchins III, John H. Fain, Julian Rashkind, James R. Sanderson, Robert M. Stanton, Channing Zucker

Note: Tidewater Council is in southeastern Virginia and norhteastern North Carolina

List of all Distinguished Eagle Scouts to 31 Dec 1999

FAMOUS EAGLE SCOUTS:

NAME	EAGLE CLASS	NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Peter Agre	1964	MD, Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2003; son is an Eagle Scout; both of his brothers are also MDs and one is an Eagle Scout; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient (2005)
Bill Alexander	1951	US Representative from Arkansas
Lamar Alexander	1954	Lawyer, Governor of Tennessee, Secretary of Education, US Presidential candidate 1996; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Gary L. Anderson	1960	US Representative from New York
Neil Armstrong	1947	astronaut, first man on moon - commander of Apollo 11's lunar module, from Wapakoneta, OH; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
William Augustus "Willie" Banks III	c. 1972	Olympic & World Record holding track athlete in triple jump and long jump
Charles Finch Barber	1933	CEO American Smelting and Refining Co.; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Albert Belle	c. 1982	outfielder, Chicago White Sox
Charles E. Bennett	1925	US Rep from Florida; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr.	1938	former Treasury Secretary and US Senator from Texas; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Jeff Bingaman	1958	US Senator from New Mexico
Charles H. Bonesteel III	1925	Army four-star General, died prior to 2000; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Kenneth Duane Bowersox	c. 1973	US Navy pilot and astronaut, appeared on two "Home Improvement" episodes-one of them with Distinguished Eagle Scout Richard Covey
William 'Bill' W. Bradley	1957	Pro basketball star, NY Knicks and US Senator from New Jersey, US Presidential candidate; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James S. Brady	1955	Press Secretary to President Reagan; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John Bryant	1960	United States Senator, Texas
Milton A. Caniff	1923	comic strip artist "Terry and the Pirates" & "Steve Canyon", died prior to 2000; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Roger B. Chaffee	c. 1951	Astronaut, died in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire
M. Bob Carr	1958	United States Congressman, Michigan
William P. Clements, Jr.	1930	Governor of Texas; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Thad Cochran	1952	United States Senator, Mississippi; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
George Thomas Coker	1959	Vietnam-era POW, held in "Hanoi Hilton" and other camps for 6 1/2 years (1966-1973), briefly escaped in 1970, regarded as a leader among his fellow POWs, Bombadier/Navigator in an A6 Intruder, retired as a Navy Commander, an OA Vigil member, still active in Scouting in Tidewater Council BSA as of 2005. Commander of local POW Association in 2005. Says that the values he learned in Scouting are one of the things that helped him get through his time as a POW - made Eagle in Linden, NJ; (approved May 2005) DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient, resides in Tidewater Council
Barber B. Conable, Jr.	1937	President, World Bank; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Jim Cooper	1968	United States Congressman, Tennessee
Richard O. Covey	1960	President of Boeing Service Company, USAF Academy graduate, COL in USAF, flew 339 combat missions in Vietnam, astronaut who flew 4 shuttle missions, awarded 5 Distinguished Flying Crosses, father Charles D. Covey is an Eagle too, appeared on one episode of "Home Improvement" with fellow Eagle Scout Ken Bowersox; (awarded in 2005) DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John W. Creighton, Jr.	1946	President & CEO of Weyerhaeuser Company; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Clifford A. Cutchins III	1937	banker, supporter of Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has awards named after him, died before Aug 2005; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient, lived in Tidewater Council prior to passing away
William Edwin Dannemeyer	1944	US Representative from California; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Hal Daub	1951	United States Congressman, Nebraska; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
William C. Devries	c. 1959	MD, surgeon and educator, transplanted first artificial heart
John E. Dolibois	1934	U. S. Ambassador to Luxembourg; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Hedley W. Donovan	1929	Editor in Chief, Time Magazine, died prior to 2000; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Michael S. Dukakis	1949	Governor of Massachusetts, 1988 US Presidential candidate; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Aquila J. Dyess	c. 1926	US Marine Corps LTCOL and one of only six known Eagle Scouts who also received the Congressional Medal of Honor (Femoyer, Fluckey, Paige, Thorsness, and Zeamer). Honored for fighting the enemey on Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll.
John D. Ehrlichman	1942	Advisor to President Richard Nixon; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Arthur Rose Eldred	1912	First Eagle Scout, Aug 21st, 1912
John H. Fain	1962	President and majority owner of Metro Information Services, Virginia Beach, VA, supports many non-profit organizations, made Eagle in East Carolina Council; (approved May 2005) DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient, resides in Tidewater Council
Philo Farnsworth	c. 1921	Inventor and holder of first patent for an electronic television. Awarded in 2006 and presented to his widow as he'd earned it but was not presented it.
Robert E. Femoyer	c. 1940	One of only six known Eagle Scouts who also received the Congressional Medal of Honor (Dyess, Fluckey, Paige, Thorsness, and Zeamer). During World War II he enlisted in the Army Air Force and is the only navigator awarded the Medal of Honor. On a bombing mission over Germany, he was wounded by enemy aircraft fire, which seriously damaged his B-17 bomber. In spite of extreme pain and great loss of blood he refused morphine in order to keep his mental faculties clear. For two and half-hours he guided the lone bomber through six changes in course around enemy antiaircraft concentrations. Bleeding steadily he worked with amazing clarity despite pain described as "almost beyond the realm of human endurance". As the crippled aircraft crossed safely over the English Channel, 2nd Lieutenant Robert Femoyer finally allowed an injection of morphine. Thirty minutes after landing he died of wounds.
Gene Fluckey	c. 1920	One of only six known Eagle Scouts who also received the Congressional Medal of Honor (others are Dyess, Femoyer, Thorsness, Paige and Zeamer). REAR ADMIRAL, US Navy. Also received 4 Navy crosses while a submarine officer in WWII. While Commanding Officer of the USS Barb in WWII, his sub sank more Japanese vessels than any other sub in WWII. He developed several innovative tactics during the war. For a what was the only US commando mission on one of the home Japanese islands during the war, one of the requirements was that half the men had to have been Boy Scouts as he knew they knew how to handles themselves in the woods and could navigate to the target via land and handle any emergency.
Thomas Foley	c. 1945	former Speaker of the House and US Rep from WA
Gerald Rudolf Ford	1927	U.S. Vice President & 38th President (1st Eagle to be Pres.), "Junior" Ford of Troop 15, Grand Rapids, MI, 26 MBs--including Civics, "Boy Scouts was invaluable in shaping my life."; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
J. Steven Fossett	1957	Crossed the Earth solo on 6th attempt in a hot air ballon, won the Chicago to Mackinaw boat races, competed in the Iditorad dog race, and competed in several iron man triathlons, and among other things lives the Scouting mottos both Cub and Boy Scout by doing his best and being prepared; on 03 Mar 2005 - first nonstop, solo, non-refueling plane circumnavigation of the world; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Murphy James "Mike" Foster	1946	Governor of Louisiana; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient - 1996 recipient
Clifton C. Garvin, Jr.	1937	Chairman of Board, Exxon; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Robert M. Gates	1958	former CIA Director, at CIA for almost 30 years, NESA President; Ph. D., President, Texas A&M University; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Richard A. Gephardt	1955	US Congressman from Missouri; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Maurice F. Granville	1931	Chairman & CEO, Texaco; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Gerald Greenwald	1949	Chairman, Chrysler Motors; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James Acra Hackney, Jr.	1932	father of James III, co-founder and the retired chairman and CEO of Hackney & Sons Inc., transportation equipment managers in Washington, N.C., died in Jan 2001; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James Acra Hackney III	1932	son of James Jr., Distinguished Engineer of NC State Univ.; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
William Denby Hanna	1924	Eagle at age 14, animator and producer, is the Hanna in Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, died in 2001; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Zenon C. R. Hansen	1921	Chairman, Mack Trucks, died prior to 2000; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
J. D. Hayworth	c. 1974	US Representative from Arizona, fought the 2004 ACLU-forced DOD decision for military bases not to sponsor BSA units
Ronald Jackson Hays	1945	Admiral; Commander, U. S. Navy Pacific Fleet; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Chic Hecht	1944	United States Senator, Nevada
Dudley Robert Herschbach	c. 1948	Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 1986; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient (2004)
Dennis M. Hertel	1961	United States Congressman, Michigan
Alexander Holsinger	c. 1980	Of Normal, Ill. Became the One Millionth Eagle Scout
Howard W. Hunter	1920	President of the Council of Twelve, Church of the L.D.S.; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James Jontz	1965	United States Congressman, Indiana
Michael Kahn		stage director, Oscar-winning film editor
Ewing M. Kauffman	1931	Owner, Kansas City Royals baseball team, died prior to 2000; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Alfred Kinsey, Dr.	c. 1912	insect biologist, human behavior researcher
John Koncak	c. 1981	Orlando Magic basketball player
Charles Robert Larson	1950	Vice-Admiral; Commander U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Howard Charles Lincoln	1955	Seattle Mariners baseball team, Chairman and CEO; posed for Rockwell's painting "The Scoutmaste"; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Sheldon Leonard	c. 1923	actor, director, producer, won 3 Emmys
Gary F. Locke	1964	Governor of Washington State, first US governor of Asian (Chinese) descent (other than Hawaii); DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James Arthur Lovell, Jr.	1943	Career Navy pilot and astronaut. President of NESA. Flew on Gemini 7, 12 & Apollo 8, 13. Apollo 13 Mission Commander. At one time had seen more sunrises than any other human being. Business executive; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Richard G. Lugar	1946	US Senator from Indiana; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Raymond G. G B. Malavasi	1944	Head coach, LA Rams football team; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John Willard Marriott, Jr.	1947	President and Chairmanof the Board, Marriott Corp.; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Wynton Marsalis	c. 1975	Pulitzer-prize winning jazz and classical musician
William McCool		Space Shuttle Columbia Pilot who died upon reentry 01 Feb 2003
Sanford N. McDonnell	1942	Chairman, McDonnell Douglas
Charles E. McGee	c. 1935	Tuskeegee Airman, retired as AF Colonel, CO of 44th Fighter Squadron in Phillipines from 1951-1953
Roy W. Menninger	1941	brother of Walter, Physician, Chairman of the Trustees of the Menninger Clinic; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
W. Walter Menninger	1951	brother of Roy, Physician, Civil Servant, Silver Buffalo Award; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Emery Moorehead	1969	Chicago Bears football player
Jim Mora	1950	Head Coach, New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. Son Jim Jr. was Asst. Coach of the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers football teams and head coach of the Atlanta Falcons; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John P. Murtha	1946	United States Congressman, Pennsylvania
Oswald "Ozzie" George Nelson	1920	actor, earned Eagle at age 13, died prior to 2000; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Jay North	1928	Author of Superman
Sam Augustus Nunn, Jr.	1951	US Senator from Georgia; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James Randolph Olin	1936	United States Congressman, Virginia; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Ellison S. Onizuka	1964	Astronaut who perished aboard the space shuttle Challenger
Steven S. Oswald	1967	Astronaut, Navy Rear Admiral; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Mitchell Paige	1936	One of only six known Eagle Scouts who also received the Congressional Medal of Honor (Dyess, Femoyer, Fluckey, Thorsness, and Zeamer). Walked 200 miles to enlist in Marines on 18th birthday in 1936, retired as Colonel, received Medal Of Honor for combat action on Guadalcanal in 1942 as a platoon sergeant. Investigated fake Medal of Honor recipients. Eagle awarded/presented on 24 March 2003 after being verified because he'd not received it in 1936 because he'd gone off to join the Marines. Died November 17, 2003.; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Francis J. Parater	c. 1914	Nominated for sainthood by Diocese of Richmond in Feb 2002. One of Richmond's first Eagle Scouts. Died at age 22 in 1920 while at a seminary in Rome, Italy.
Charles S. Pashayan, Jr	1954	United States Congressman, California; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Donald J. Pease	1946	United States Congressman, Ohio
Henry Ross Perot	1943	self-made billionaire and U.S. Presidential candidate, founder of Reform Party, Electronic Data Systems Corp., and The Perot Group; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
J. J. "Jake" Pickle	1931	US Rep from Texas, proudly displayed his Distinguished Eagle plaque inside his office; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.	1936	former Sec. Housing & Urban Development; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Julian Rashkind	1935	Director of Norfolk Redevelopment, Builder of the Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach, built many buildings. Believe he got his Eagle in New York City, probably before 1933. He presidented the council 50th Anniversary in the early 60's if you can believe that and he is alive and well as of May 2005; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient, resides in Tidewater Council
Arthur Ravenell Jr.	1941	United States Congressman, South Carolina
Frederick Reines	c. 1935	Nobel Prize for Physics, 1995
T. Gary Rogers	1956	Chairman and CEO of Dreyer's Grande Ice Cream, has 10 Eagles in his family (see page on Great Eagle Families (related to James D. Rogers); DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James D. Rogers	1965	CEO of Kampgrounds of America (related to Gary Rogers); (approved 2002) DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Mitt Romney		Governor of Massachusetts
J. Roy Rowland, Jr.	1942	United States Congressman, Georgia
Warren B. Rudman	1945	United States Senator, New Hampshire; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Donald H. Rumsfeld	1949	US Secretary of Defense under two US Presidents; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Harrison Salisbury	1924	Pulitzer Prize winning author; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
James R. Sanderson	1943	AKA "Sandy", Vice Admiral, US Navy (retired), Received his Eagle in California, Commanding Officer of the USS Saratoga, a Navy fighter pilot, Deputy Chief US Atlantic Fleet; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient, resides in Tidewater Council
James Terry Sanford	1932	United States Senator, North Carolina; Governor of North Carolina; President of Duke University; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John D. Schapiro	1931	Chairman, Boston Metals; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Richard T. Schulze	1945	United States Congressman, Pennsylvania
Robert Lee Scott, Jr.	1923	WWII fighter pilot ace with the Flying Tigers; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Edgar Finley Shannon, Jr.	1932	President University of Virginia; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Philip R. Sharp	1955	United States Congressman, Indiana
William S. Sessions	1947	former FBI director; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Paul Siple	c. 1925	Sea Scout too; accompanied Commander Byrd on expedition to Antarctica, 1928; invented the Wind Chill factor
David Skaggs	1957	United States Congressman, Colorado
Ike Skelton	1948	United States Congressman, Missouri
Samuel K. Skinner	1953	Secretary of Energy during the Bush administration and then CEO of Commonwealth Edison; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Christopher H. Smith	1967	United States Congressman, New Jersey
Chuck Smith	1959	President and CEO of AT&T West; influential African-American, helps recruit minorities to Scouting; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Robert F. Smith	1947	United States Congressman, Oregon
Steven Spielberg	1961	Movie producer and director, from Scottsdale, AZ, made a movie of his troop while getting Photography MB; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Robert M. Stanton	1951	A well-known real estate developer in the Tidewater area of Virginia, involved in many civic areas; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient (1991), resides in Tidewater Council
Wallace Stegner	c. 1928	(1913-1993) writer and college professor, won Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for "Angle of Repose"
Richard H. Stallings	1957	United States Congressman, Idaho
Percy E. Sutton	1936	Attorney, Ch. of Board of City Broadcasting Corp.; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John Tesh	c. 1967	TV celebrity, singer, pianist, and radio talk show host
Leo K. Thorsness	c. 1948	US Air Force LTCOL. One of only six known Eagle Scouts who also received the Congressional Medal of Honor (Dyess, Femoyer, Fluckey, Paige, Thorsness, and Zeamer). Honored for aerial dogfights during Vietnam War.
Richard H. Truly	1952	Astronaut, Sky Lab, Apollo-Soyuez; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John David Waihee III	1960	Governor of Hawaii; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Samuel Moore Walton	1934	Businessman, Retailer, Chairman and CEO of Walmart; Eagle Scout at age 13, died prior to 2000; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Larry D. Welch	1948	General and Chief of Staff, US Air Force; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Togo D. West, Jr.	1957	Sec. Of The Army and Sec. Of Veteran Affairs during Clinton administration; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
William Childs Westmoreland	1930	General; Commander U.S. forces, Vietnam War; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Jim Whittaker	c. 1945	First American to scale Mount Everest, 01 May 1963; led first American ascent of K2, the 2nd highest mountain on Earth; part of many other mountain expeditions; president and CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc (REI)
E. O. Wilson	c. 1945	Professor of biology, world famous entymologist, double Pulitzer Prize winner, popularizer of the term "biodiversity" and listed in 1995 by Time Magazine as one of 25 most influential Americansr; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient.
Donald F. Wright	1949	Senior VP of Times Mirror; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
John M. Wright, Jr	1929	Lt. General; Comptroller General of the Army; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient
Jay Zeamer, Jr.	c. 1935	USAAF pilot in WWII, One of only six known Eagle Scouts who also received the Congressional Medal of Honor (Dyess, Femoyer, Fluckey, Paige, and Thorsness). His B-17 fought off 20 Japanese fighters.
Channing M. Zucker	1954	Outstanding career as US Naval oceanographic and mapping officer. Second career as head of Historic Naval Ships Association; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient, resides in Tidewater Council
Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr.	1937	US Navy Admiral, Chief Of Naval Operations; DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT AWARD recipient

Eagle Facts:
Only 1.2 million boys have reached Eagle in over 80 years (15000 a year, roughly). Only 2 in 100 that joins Scouts make Eagle--that's 0.5% of the male population. Eagles and former Boy Scouts are disproportionately represented in the military, service academy graduates, the major professions, business and politics. See One Hundred Scouts and Statistics for more details. The year 2002 was a record year for Eagle Scouts: there were 49,328 new Eagles in 2002!

Who has earned the most Merit Badges?

Answer: Eagle Scout John Stanford from Limestone, NY earned the most merit badges ever. The total was 142 and he had a total of 8 silver palms by his 18th birthday.

US Presidents and Scouting

More info: BSA source

Theodore Roosevelt	Troop committeeman, Commissioner, honorary VP of BSA
William Howard Taft	Honorary President of BSA, set precedent for other Presidents
Woodrow Wilson	signed bill giving BSA a federal charter
Warren G. Harding	Gave "Harding Awards" for increased unit membership
Calvin Coolidge	Both of his sons were Scouts, presented first Silver Buffalo Awards
Herbert Hoover	Launched a BSA forward movement and development program
Herbert Hoover	Launched a BSA forward movement and development program
Franklin D. Roosevelt	First to enter White House with an active record as a Scout leader, cont.
Harry S. Truman	Strong Scouting supporter, opened 2nd Jamboree in 1950
Dwight D. Eisenhower	Son was a Scout, on National Executive Board, staunch supporter
John F. Kennedy	First US President who was a Scout as a youth, a Star Scout, then Scouter
Lyndon Baines Johnson	Adult Scouter, started an Explorer Post of Congressional pages
Richard M. Nixon	Supported Scouting
Gerald R. Ford	First (and only) US President that was an Eagle Scout; DESA also, Scouter
Ronald Reagan	Adult Scouter, SOAR chairman, Silver Beaver
George H. Bush	Strong Scouting supporter
Bill Clinton	Cub Scout, supported Scouting
George W. Bush	Cub Scout (his mom was the Den Mother), supported Scouting

FAMOUS/NOTABLE SCOUTS, but not Eagles:

Richard Dean Anderson	taught Reptile Study, actor
Charles F. Barber	CEO of American Smelting & Refining
Jimmy Buffett	musician and singer
George W. Bush	Cub Scout, U. S. President
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton	Cub Scout, U. S. President
Dick Cheney	Boy Scout, U. S. Vice-President
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton	Cub Scout, U. S. President
Watler Cronkite	Scout, but NOT an Eagle as reported by some-I verified this with NESA; Journalist, anchorman and commentator for CBS News
Jack Elam	actor, was blinded in the left eye (hence his 'wandering' eye) by a pen during a scuffle at a Troop meeting
Henry Fonda	Scout, but NOT an Eagle as reported by some-I verified this with NESA; actor, Oscar winner; avid beekeeper much of his life; Scoutmaster in young adulthood; Eagle in Troop 42, Omaha, NE; awarded Bronze Star and Presidential Citation while in the US Navy during WW II.
Harrison Ford	Life Scout, taught Reptile Study, actor - played "Indiana Jones"
Bill Gates	Life Scout, founder of Microsoft Corporation
John Glenn	not sure if Scout as a youth, but was a Scout leader as adult; US Marine Corps fighter pilot, astronaut, first man to orbit Earth
Walter Greenberg	WWII refugee from Italy, movie maker
David Hartman	movie and TV actor
Dan Jansen	Olympic Gold Medal-Speed Skating, 1994 Olympics, Lillihammer
Bruce Jenner	Olympic Decathlete, Gold Medalist
Michael Jordan	Cub Scout, pro basketball player with the NBA, NBA Hall Of Fame member
John Fitzgerald Kennedy	Star Scout, first US President who was a Scout
Rich Little	Comedian/Impressionist (Canadian Scouts)
Branford Marsalis	Life Scout, Jazz Musician
Norm Mineta	Norm Mineta - Japanese-American, spent WWII as a Boy Scout in an internment camp in Wyoming, where he met Alan Simpson, who was a Boy Scout in a troop in Cody, WY that made visits to their fellow Scouts in the camp. Norm later became mayor of San Jose, CA; a member of the US Congress, and later a Democratic Cabinet member (Sec. of Transportation) of Republican Pres. George W. Bush in 2001-2004. Also see Alan Simpson, who was a long time friend of Norm's.
Merlin Olson	Professional NFL football player and sportscaster
Eddie Rabbit	Country & Western Singer
Ronald Wilson Reagan	not sure if he was a Scout as a youth, BUT......40th U. S.President, became involved in Scouting with the Golden Empire Council in Sacramento, Calif., while serving as governor of the state. During his 8 years in office, he chaired Project SOAR (Save Our American Resources), served as membership roundup chairman, participated in annual Report to the Governor ceremonies, and served on the council's advisory board. For his service to youth, he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award. As a member of the Los Angeles Area Council, he served as Scoutorama chairman, as a speaker for the council recognition dinner, and as a sustaining member.
Willis Reed
John Ritter	son of country/western singer Tex Ritter, actor - "Three's Company" & "Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"
Richard Roundtree	actor - "Shaft"
Nolan Ryan	Professional baseball player
Alberto Salazar	Life, 3 time winner NY marathon
Alan Simpson	member of a troop in Cody, WY in WWII that visited fellow Scouts in a Japanese-American internment camp near Cody, where he met Norm Mineta, who was a long time friend. Alan became a Republican Senator from WY and helped Norm pass the Japanese-American Compensation Act. Also see Norm Mineta. This story appeared in the Jan-Feb 2002 issue of Scouting Magazine.
Mark Spitz	Seven Gold Medals-Swimming, 1972 Munich Olympic Games
James "Jimmy" Maitland Stewart	Scout, but NOT an Eagle as reported by some-I verified this with NESA; actor, nominated for 4 Oscars, won one, USAF Brigadier General (mostly reserves), B-17 pilot over Europe in WWII, worked with Scouting as an adult
Joe Theisman	Life Scout, former NFL quarterback - Washington Redskins, sportscaster
Peter Ueberroth	Cub Scout, former Commissioner of Baseball
John Warner	US Senator from Virginia, WWII and Korean War veteran

Contributors to this file:
Joseph Bork
John Carlson
Mike Derleth
Randy Everette  (Eagle, Jan 1974)
Ron Heiby
Duris Holmes (Eagle, 1979)
Chuck Huber
Bill Kennedy
Doug Marks  (Eagle, 1969)
Douglas Shearer
Hal Scott
Gary Wilson

Page maintained by Randy Lee Everette, Eagle Scout, Jan. 1974, Troop 1140, Springfield, Virginia, who gratefully thanks all those who helped him on the way to Eagle and asks those who are able to help those Eagles-to-be.
An older version of this file can be downloaded from Compuserve, GO SCOUTING, search EAGLE in Library 2.