[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.