My Fellow Americans: Scouting, Diversity, and the U.s. Presidency - Hardcover

Scott, David C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0985909706 ISBN 13: 9780985909703

Publisher: Windrush Pub, 2014

Synopsis

Founded shortly after the dawn of the 20th century, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) championed the forging of a stronger national citizenry by molding the good character of idle Progressive Era youth. But it was not alone –competition loomed from numerous other organizations formed with similar objectives in mind. To escape the pack, BSA officials sought a dramatic national publicity coup. That objective came to fruition in February 1911 when well-heeled BSA managers met with President William Howard Taft in the Oval Office of the White House and garnered his critical personal endorsement and coveted sponsorship as the organization's first honorary president– thus beginning BSA's century-long symbiotic relationship with the most powerful executive office in the land. My Fellow Americans reveals the many fascinating Scouting stories behind each U.S. president's association with the Boy Scouts of America from Theodore Roosevelt through Barack H. Obama. And it details each chief executive's important contributions towards the building of the American Scouting movement as the country traveled a path toward historic national inclusionary domestic policies.My Fellow Americans is the perfect companion for every proud citizen who seeks a better understanding of how BSA successfully shaped and developed over 115 million duty-driven and service-oriented young people during the past century through its unique and influential partnership with nineteen consecutive presidents of the United States.

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About the Author:

David C. Scott is the author of four nationally award winning and best-selling books. The Scouting Party (2010) recounts the origins of the Scouting movement. We Are Americans, We Are Scouts (2008) fuses the words and stories of President Theodore Roosevelt within the framework of the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America. And Where Character is Caught (2013) details the storied history of Dallas' Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America. His newest work, My Fellow Americans (2014), details the symbiotic relationship between Scouting at the U.S. presidency.He is an Eagle Scout with five Eagle palms, a member of the Boy Scouts of America's National Speakers Bank, a former trainer for new Scouting executives the team lead for BSA's National Volunteer Training Team at BSA's Center for Professional Development in Westlake, and is a 2012 Silver Beaver recipient. Also, he is a member of numerous lineal and national patriotic societies that include the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Republic of Texas, the Jamestowne Society, and the Presidential Families of America, being a 1st cousin (6 generations removed) to President James K Polk and a 2nd cousin (8 generations removed) to President George Washington.Dave has been married to his wife of over twenty-two years, Aimee, and they have four children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Windrush Pub
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0985909706
• ISBN 13: 9780985909703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 363