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![Domestic Peace Corps Rolls Out in Harlem](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_01a71a6ee11d484cad1a29ef0bfd183b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_01a71a6ee11d484cad1a29ef0bfd183b~mv2.webp)
Jul 1, 2023
Domestic Peace Corps Rolls Out in Harlem
July 1, 1963 - Harlem’s hot and crowded streets are serving as the nation’s first proving ground for the proposed Domestic Peace Corps. A...
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![NFL Star Will Not Be Paid for Peace Corps Services](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f553cc776efc47eab7b8ef7eec5f54df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_f553cc776efc47eab7b8ef7eec5f54df~mv2.webp)
Feb 5, 2023
NFL Star Will Not Be Paid for Peace Corps Services
Feb. 5, 1963 - It was all a misunderstanding, and pro football star Norman Snead (#9) will not be paid $75 a day by the Peace Corps but...
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![Aug. 30, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Elderly Peace Corps Volunteers](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5k0RPGx4fLs/maxresdefault.jpg)
Aug 30, 2022
Aug. 30, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Elderly Peace Corps Volunteers
Aug. 30, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to a group of senior Peace Corps volunteers. In his speech, the President...
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![Aug. 9, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Peace Corps Trainees](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fJueGJ18pzc/maxresdefault.jpg)
Aug 9, 2022
Aug. 9, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Peace Corps Trainees
Aug. 9, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today on the White House South Lawn to a group of Peace Corps trainees. #JFK #peacecorps
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![(VIDEO) JFK Remarks to American Field Service Students](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ft1R5m0u5-8/maxresdefault.jpg)
Jul 11, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK Remarks to American Field Service Students
July 11, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today to American Field Service (AFS) students. He spoke on the South Lawn of the...
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Aug 29, 2021
Peace Corps Workers Fly Off to Ghana
Aug. 29, 1961 - A group of Peace Corps workers (pictured) took off for Ghana today, bearing the responsibility of starting an American...
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