he was elected president of the boy scouts of america in 1959 and served for five years until 1964. his service to the scout movement included participating in the 11th world scout jamboree at marathon, greece, and 19th world conference on the isle of rhodes. during 1964, he made an official visit to the far east council of the boy scouts of america with headquarters in tokyo, japan, and conferred with leaders of scout associations in taiwan, korea, and japan, where he received the highest distinction of the scout association of japan, the golden pheasant award.