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- Summary of Report to the President on the Peace Corps
- Volunteer selection; Volunteer recruitment; Technical training; Shriver, Sargent; Press and media; Kennedy, John F.;
- This report outlines Sargent Shriver's initial assessment of how the concept of the Peace Corps could and should be implemented. The summary report was released to the media on March 5, 1961 by the Office of the White House Press Secretary.
- Press Briefings
- Shriver's Discussion with Philippines Volunteers
- Shriver, Sargent
- Sargent Shriver conducting an open discussion among members of Philippines Group III, May 1963. The location was Tolosa, Leyte at the beach home of House Speaker Daniel Romaldez. Just moments before the appearance of Shriver, he took an overseas...
- Volunteer Photos
- Shriver with Philippines Volunteers
- Shriver, Sargent
- This photo shows Sargent Shriver conducting an impromptu discussion in Tolosa Leyte with Group III Volunteer Don Smith as Volunteer Bill Pearre looks on.
- Volunteer Photos
- Shriver with Ambassador Mucu
- Shriver, Sargent
- This photo shows Sargent Shriver and Philippines Group III Volunteer Don Smith speaking wtih Ambassador Mucu of the Philippines.
- Volunteer Photos
- Shriver and Volunteers at Tolosa Leyte
- Shriver, Sargent
- Tolosa Leyte, where the meeting was conducted, was code-named “White Beach” when General Douglas MacArthur and the American forces invaded Leyte in October 1944. MacArthur’s famous “I shall return” landing took place just a few yards from...
- Volunteer Photos
- Sarge Discusses the Peace Corps Name
- Shriver, Sargent
- Sarge was open and frank in his discussions with Philippine Group III Volunteers. We asked him about how the organization came to be named “Peace Corps,” if he thought that name wasn’t a bit pretentious and fatuous given the kind of...
- Volunteer Photos
- Sarge and Me
- Shriver, Sargent; Anniversaries
- Pictured are Sargent Shriver (l), the first Peace Corps Director, and Paul Arfin (Colombia 1963-1965) in Washington DC to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Peace Corps
- Volunteer Photos
- 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
- Award Ceremony with Sargent Shriver
- Ceremonies; Shriver, Sargent
- This photo shows Volunteers Virginia Swain and Thomas Cone at an award ceremony with Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver.
- Volunteer Photos
- Peace Corps speaks for itself
- Shriver, Sargent; International service organizations;
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's speech entitled "The Peace Corps Speaks for Itself," delivered to the New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum on March 24, 1961.
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- The Peace Corps in action
- Shriver, Sargent; Volunteerism; International service organizations
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's speech entitled "The Peace Corps in Action," delivered at George Washington University on February 16, 1963
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Annual Roosevelt memorial day address delivered by Sargent Shriver, May 30, 1963
- Shriver, Sargent; Cross-cultural transition
- Full text of the Annual Roosevelt memorial day address delivered by Sargent Shriver, May 30, 1963.
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Statement by Sargent Shriver before the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House Committee on Appropriations, May 26, 1964
- Congress; Budget
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's May 26, 1964 statement before the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Remarks by Sargent Shriver before the 71st annual convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, June 26, 1962
- Shriver, Sargent; Women's movement
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's remarks before the 71st annual convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, held in Washington, DC on June 26, 1962.
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Statement by Sargent Shriver before the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, August 30, 1961
- Congress; Volunteer compensation
- 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.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Speech at the National Conference on Religion and Race, January 15, 1963
- Shriver, Sargent; Peace Corps Directors; Diversity; Religion
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's speech at the National Conference on Religion and Race held in Chicago, Illinois, January 15, 1963.
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Statement by Sargent Shriver before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives
- Congress; Budget; Volunteer recruitment; Volunteer selection;
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's August 11, 1961 statement before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Sargent Shriver dedicates Peace Corps building, 1998
- Peace Corps Directors; Shriver, Sargent
- In this photo Sargent Shriver speaks at the 1998 dedication of the Peace Corps headquarters building in Washington, DC, while First Lady Hillary Clinton looks on.
- Agency Photos
- Remarks by Sargent Shriver at the commencement exercises, Kansas State University, June 3, 1962
- Shriver, Sargent; Peace Corps Directors; Universities
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's commencement address at Kansas State University on June 3, 1962.
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Statement by Sargent Shriver before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, June 22, 1961
- Cross-cultural transition; Volunteer selection;
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's June 22, 1961 statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials