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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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...
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...
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
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...
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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