"The vision and scale for the Peace Corps reflected the big ideals of the time, the belief that a grand notion such as world peace was not only attainable, but that the US could play a major role in making it happen."
Gerard T. Rice, Author: The Bold Experiment: JFK's Peace Corps “Those Peace Corps Volunteers come home, back to the United States. And they bring with them the knowledge of the world. They bring with them an understanding.” John Garamendi, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Ethiopia 1965-1967 and United States Representative |
February 22, 2020, 12:00
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