Remarks to Peace Corps trainees, 9 August 1962

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Remarks to Peace Corps trainees, 9 August 1962

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This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of Peace Corps trainees on the South Lawn of the White House. The press copy also includes remarks by Warren Wiggins, Associate Director of Program Development and Operations and Acting Director of the Peace Corps.

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John F. Kennedy Library

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John F. Kennedy Library

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Peace Corps (U.S.)

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The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and have served in 139 countries. From the guide to the Brown University Peace Corps files, 1965-1967, (John Hay Library Special Collections) The Pea...