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- Meet the Press, December 15, 1963
- Shriver, Sargent; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.-- Assassination; Budget; Community development
- Full text transcript of the December 15, 1963 edition of the television program Meet the Press. Sargent Shriver was the featured guest and he discussed the challenges and accomplishments of the Peace Corps during its early years.
- Press Briefings
- Press release announcing appointment of Sargent Shriver as first Director of the Peace Corps, March 4, 1961
- Press and media; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.;
- Full text of the March 4, 1961 White House press release announcing the appointment of Sargent Shriver as first Director of the Peace Corps. Also provides brief biographies of early Peace Corps staff members.
- Press Briefings
- Statement of Sargent Shriver concerning Peace Corps and the United Nations, May 1962
- United Nations Volunteers
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's May, 1962 statement concerning inquiries: "to what extent, whether either in theory or in practice, members of the Peace Corps are working for, controlled by, or guided by agencies or employees of the United Nations?...
- Press Briefings
- Transcript of background press and radio news briefing, March 6, 1961
- Press and media; Volunteer recruitment; Volunteer selection; Vietnam war; Volunteer compensation;
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's briefing to the press held on March 6, 1961. Shriver introduced members of the original Peace Corps task force, and fielded topics on a range of questions about the initial plans for how the Peace Corps would operate.
- Press Briefings
- The Peace Corps in Chile, 1961 - 1968
- A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
- Historical Papers and Articles
- Citizen in a Time of Change: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
- Congress; Wofford, Harris
- 1965 RPCV Conference Report
- Historical Papers and Articles
- Congressional Delegation to the Dominican Republic
- Dignitaries; Williams, Aaron S.; Congress
- Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) hands out baseball caps to children at the work site of a Peace Corps youth development Volunteer in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. The visit was part of a congressional delegation to the Dominican...
- Staff Photos
- Congressional Delegation to the Dominican Republic
- Dignitaries; Congress; Williams, Aaron S.
- Peace Corps/Dominican Republic youth Volunteer, Kerri Magee, leads the game “Find the Ball”. Participants include Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams, Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) during...
- Staff Photos
- Congressional Delegation to the Dominican Republic
- Dignitaries; Williams, Aaron S.; Congress
- Youth from the work site of Peace Corps youth development Volunteer, Kerri Magee, take a photo with members of the congressional delegation to the Dominican Republic in March 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. Pictured...
- Staff Photos
- Congressional Delegation to Indonesia
- Congress; Dignitaries
- Congressional members of the House Democracy Partnership visit with Peace Corps Volunteers in Indonesia. Congressional members who participated in the congressional delegation include Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Rep. David Dreier (D-CA), Rep. David...
- Staff Photos
- Presidential Delegation to Paraguay
- Dignitaries; Congress; Williams, Aaron S.
- Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams meets with Peace Corps/Paraguay Volunteers in Asuncion, Paraguay as part of a Presidential Delegation to visit Peace Corps Volunteers and to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Independence of the Republic of...
- Staff Photos
- Congressional Delegation to China
- Dignitaries; Congress; Williams, Aaron S.
- On Sunday, April 24, 2011, a delegation of ten United States Senators, led by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, met with Peace Corps China Volunteers and country director Bonnie Thie in Chengdu, China. At Peace Corps China’s Headquarters, the...
- Staff Photos
- The Volunteer (January 1962)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 1962) of The Volunteer: a newsletter by and for the Volunteers of the Peace Corps.
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (April 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (April 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (June 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (June 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (July-August 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (July-August 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (September 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (September 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (November 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (November 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (December 1968-January 1969)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (December 1968-January 1969).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (January 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (January 1968).
- Newsletters