    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [February 4, 1991]
    [Page 101]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    [[Page 101]]

    Remarks to Representatives of the Boy Scouts of America
    February 4, 1991

        To Mr. Leet, Mr. Love, and Earl Graves and Bill Sessions, Director
    Simpson of the Secret Service and Admiral Truly, members of the White
    House staff and the Vice President's staff, all interested in Scouting,
    let me say it's a pleasure to be here.
        This has become, appropriately so, an annual event. And I am proud
    to be now this card-carrying member of the Boy Scouts--[laughter]--and
    pleased to receive this year's report to the Nation.
        I'm also just delighted to have this Desert Storm patch because in
    my view there's no doubt about the outcome of Desert Storm and no doubt
    about the reasons why. We're fighting in the Gulf so that this
    generation of Scouts never has to. And we want to pass on to them the
    kind of world they deserve--a world of stability and security, peace and
    justice.
        This report that the Scouts have given me is, I am told, full of the
    good deeds done by our nation's future leaders, from helping the hungry
    to helping kids stay drug-free. And that's the kind of work that makes
    the Scouts Points of Light and the leading lights of a new generation.
        So, I really wanted to come here to thank you, as representatives of
    all the Scouts across the Nation, for all the wonderful good deeds you
    do every single day because in that way you're keeping our country
    strong.
        So, thank you for coming, and thank you for these marvelous
    souvenirs that I take with me. And God bless you all, and keep up the
    great work.
        Thank you so much.

                        Note: The President spoke at 1:47 p.m. in the
                            Roosevelt Room at the White House. In his
                            opening remarks, he referred to Richard Leet,
                            Ben H. Love, and Earl E. Graves, national
                            president, national chief executive, and
                            national commissioner of the Boy Scouts of
                            America; William S. Sessions, Director of the
                            Federal Bureau of Investigation; John R.
                            Simpson, Director of the U.S. Secret Service;
                            and Richard H. Truly, Administrator of the
                            National Aeronautics and Space Administration.