Senators also attend lectures and forums, and visit governmental institutions and historical sites.
Tom Brokaw and former president Bill Clinton were previous Boys Nation senators.
[5] It is a tradition for the student senators to take a private tour of the White House and be received by the current president.
Boys Nation senators also ordinarily receive private tours of the United States Supreme Court, the Congress, the Pentagon, and the State Department, several senators have also met with the incumbent president, including Donald Trump in 2017.
[7][8] The American Legion Auxiliary runs a similar event called Girls Nation.