Miscellaneous Manuscripts. 1964 - 1998. Miscellaneous Manuscripts. 1964 - 1998. Miscellaneous Manuscripts: MS 79-08. 1964 - 1998. Lillian Carter Peace Corps Letter August 15, 1978

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Miscellaneous Manuscripts. 1964 - 1998. Miscellaneous Manuscripts. 1964 - 1998. Miscellaneous Manuscripts: MS 79-08. 1964 - 1998. Lillian Carter Peace Corps Letter August 15, 1978

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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...

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...