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...
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...
Full text of a brochure aimed at recruiting medical doctors to serve as Peace Corps staff physicians. Discusses ways that Peace Corps doctors provided support to both Volunteers and host communities throughout the world. Although no exact date of...
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...
Full text of the earliest known Peace Corps recruiting brochure. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1961. The back page includes a list of members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council.
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities and how Peace Corps fit in to the newly formed federal agency ACTION, which was established on July 1, 1971. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is...
Full text of Sargent Shriver's August 30, 1961 statement before the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives. The statement discusses taxation of Volunteer living stipends and readjustment allowances.
In these remarks at the University of Michigan on October 14, 1960, Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy first puts forward his idea of a Peace Corps.