Saying “Goodbye” to The Peace Corps
John writes — The Peace Corps was our great gift to the world back in the Sixties. President Kennedy asked not what America could for us, but what we could do for the world. We answered by giving the Third World our time, talents, and friendship. We went overseas not to war but to help others in the developing world. For all of us, it was a challenge and an opportunity. In the first days of the agency, the Peace Corps was overwhelmed with letters, telegrams, and in-person visits to the Maiatico Building, headquarters for the new agency on Lafayette Squire across from the White House. All of us wanted to be in the Peace Corps. All of wanted to be one of Kennedy’s Kids. We began with the first Volunteers going to Ghana and Tanzania in August of 1961. They went to these two African countries not with weapons, . . .
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Hi Kevin and thanks. I used several publicly-available Congressional Budget Justifications at this link for my data. https://files.peacecorps.gov/documents/open-government/Peace_Corps_FY2025_CBJ.pdf I also…