Full-text of the February 1, 1961 draft of Warren Wiggins' essay 'The Towering Task.' This essay discusses the early history of the concept of the Peace Corps and outlines Wiggins' suggestions for implementing Peace Corps at a starting level of...
Full text of a brochure featuring the recollections of several notable former Peace Corps staff members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, including Harris Wofford, Donna Shalala, Maureen Orth and others. Although no exact date of publication is...
Mark Shriver visits Peace Corps to pay tribute to his father and first director of the Peace Corps, the late Sargent Shriver, on the one-year anniversary of his passing in a speech to special guests and staff at Peace Corps headquarters.
Full text of Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn's May 4, 1966 speech entitled 'Round One' given at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Vaughn discusses his impressions of Peace Corps after three years as the agency's Director, and...