Which Presidents were leaders in the Boy Scouts of America?

All presidents from William Howard Taft on have served as the Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America, but several were involved before or after they were president.

Theodore Roosevelt had left office before the BSA was formed, but he was an Honorary Vice President and the first and only Chief Scout Citizen. He heavily promoted Scouting and was involved in reinstating the Marksmanship merit badge.

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.

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.