Tag: May 17 1961
Sargent Shriver and his Peace Corps guerrillas
I am convinced that if, in the future, our country is to meet the unparalleled opportunity to win friends and advance the cause of peace and freedom, thousands of additional Americans will have to step forward and say, “I will serve.” —from the statement of Robert Sargent Shriver, given in Chicago, IL, on May 17, 1961 [...]
Posted by Hilary on January 19, 2011, under - The 1960s, Letters in the National Archives, News and Events.
Tags: Battle of Guadalcanal, Chicago, Eunice Kennedy, George McGovern, John F. Kennedy, May 17 1961, Peace Corps, Richard Nixon, Robert Sargent Shriver, Spiro Agnew
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