President Bush, a former Cub Scout, praised Scouting and its enduring values when he appeared by video to the 40,000 Scouts, volunteers, and leaders at the 15th National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., in July 2001.

"Times and challenges change, yet the values of Scouting will never change.  Scouts of any era would recognize every word that you live by today, because those words have always defined Scouting.  The goodness of a person and of the society he or she lives in often comes down to very simple things, and the words found in the Scout Law.  Every society depends on trust and loyalty, on courtesy and kindness, on bravery and reverence.  These are the values of Scouting, and these are the values of America."