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.
Host community; Celebrations; Religion; Food and meals
This was taken during Ramadan 2006 with my host family during PST, in Khemmisett. Left to right: Tulia, Moonia, me, Khadija, Rabha. We're sitting down for l'ftur, the break of the Ramadan fast. There is tea on the table, plus hrsha and m'ssmn...
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?...