Jimmy Carter
President Carter was involved in Scouting as a troop committee chairman, Explorer Advisor, and Scoutmaster. In support of the president’s appeal for an energy conservation program, the Boy Scouts of America held a Scouting Environment Day on April 23, 1977, and participated in other programs that contributed toward achieving national energy conservation goals.
“As a former volunteer Scout leader . . . I am greatly impressed by the role of your fine program in our national life. It is a constructive initiative on the part of young Americans to explore career interests, and to become better prepared for a more satisfying and rewarding future.”