Notable Eagle Scouts Neil Armstrong Gerald R. Ford* George Meyer First man on the moon 38th president of the Writer and producer of United States “The Simpsons” Willie Banks Olympic athlete, former Steve Fossett* Ben Nelson world-record holder in triple World-record holder; first to U.S. senator from Nebraska jump and long jump circumnavigate Earth solo in a balloon and an airplane H. Ross Perot Michael Bloomberg Founder of EDS and Perot Mayor of New York City Chan Gailey Systems; former presidential College and professional candidate Guion “Guy” S. Bluford Jr. football coach Retired U.S. Air Force officer Rick Perry and space shuttle astronaut; John Garamendi Governor of Texas first African American in Lieutenant governor of space California Beasley Reece Former NFL player and Bill Bradley Bill Gates Sr. sportscaster Former professional basketball CEO of Bill and Melinda player, U.S. senator, and Gates Foundation; father of Mike Rowe presidential candidate Bill Gates Host of “Dirty Jobs” television program Stephen Breyer Robert Gates Associate justice of the U.S. U.S. secretary of defense and Donald Rumsfeld Supreme Court former director of the Central Former U. S. secretary Intelligence Agency of defense Mike Crapo U.S. senator from Idaho Michael Kahn Jefferson Sessions Academy Award–winning U.S. senator from Alabama William C. DeVries, M.D. film editor Surgeon and educator; William S. Sessions transplanted the first James A. Lovell Jr. Former federal judge and artificial heart Former U.S. Navy officer director of the FBI and Apollo 13 commander Michael Dukakis John Tesh Former governor of Gary Locke Recording artist and Massachusetts and Former governor of performer presidential candidate Washington; first Chinese American governor in the Togo West United States Mike Enzi Former U.S. secretary of U.S. senator from Wyoming veterans affairs and secretary Richard G. Lugar of the Army Thomas Foley U.S. senator from Indiana Former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and J. Willard Marriott Jr. ambassador to Japan Chairman and CEO of Marriott International *Deceased xxx National Eagle Scout Association 2008 Eagle Scout Directory Notable Eagle Scouts Neil Armstrong Michael Bloomberg Guy Bluford Bill Bradley Stephen Breyer Mike Crapo Mike Enzi Tom Foley President Gerald R. Ford Steve Fossett James A. Lovell Jr. Gary Locke Richard G. Lugar Gov. Rick Perry Jeff Sessions William S. Sessions National Eagle Scout Association 2008 Eagle Scout Directory xxxi.