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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NH-01
In this interview Hobbs discusses setting up and staffing the Peace Corps; issues with the Peace Corps; Peace Corps relations and association with the CIA; the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation; biological versus behavioral research; Panel organization and criticisms; Russian research and the possibilities for the United States; Panel recommendations; and the effect of the Panel on the field of study, among other issues.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-006
Judith Madden-Sturges served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Urcos and Cusco, Peru, from 1963 to 1965 in a community development program. As a student at the University of Michigan, she attended the presidential campaign speech in which John F. Kennedy announced his plans to create what would later become the Peace Corps program. She discusses the research she did for working papers that were used at the Shriver Summit, which she attended, where many aspects of the Peace Corps program were debated. She mentions Sargent Shriver's interest in involving women in the Peace Corps. She also discusses her connection with the Kennedy family through her disabled sister, who attended the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial School, and how experience with her sister's nonverbal communication helped to prepare her for communication with Peruvians when she lacked adequate language capacity. Madden-Sturges also served as an interpreter for Robert Kennedy when he visited Peru in 1965. Finally, she talks about the problem of imposing an American view of development on other peoples and the negative impact of the Peace Corps' de-selection process. Interviewed and recorded by Evelyn Ganzglass, August 25, 2018. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-14-B
AR22
Textual folder
William Henry Byrd Personal Papers
WHBPP-001-005
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18662
President John F. Kennedy meets with Peace Corps volunteers during a ceremony for the first group of departing volunteers, leaving for Tanganyika and Ghana, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Director of the Peace Corps R. Sargent Shriver stands in background. [For a complete list of attendees, please see White House Central Subject Files, Box 670, Folder 1: "PC 5 Peace Corps Program (Executive, 1-20-61 - 4-10-62)."]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18660
President John F. Kennedy meets with Peace Corps volunteers during a ceremony for the first group of departing volunteers, leaving for Tanganyika and Ghana, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Director of the Peace Corps R. Sargent Shriver stands in background; White House Secret Service agent, Lubert F. "Bert" de Freese, stands second from left (head turned). [For a complete list of attendees, please see White House Central Subject Files, Box 670, Folder 1: "PC 5 Peace Corps Program (Executive, 1-20-61 - 4-10-62)."]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6760-E
President John F. Kennedy and Director of the Peace Corps R. Sargent Shriver meet with Peace Corps volunteers during a ceremony for the first group of departing volunteers, leaving for Tanganyika and Ghana, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [For a complete list of attendees, please see White House Central Subject Files, Box 670, Folder 1: "PC 5 Peace Corps Program (Executive, 1-20-61 - 4-10-62)."]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6760-A
President John F. Kennedy and Director of the Peace Corps R. Sargent Shriver walk through the West Wing Colonnade during a ceremony for the first group of departing Peace Corps volunteers at the White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Lubert F. "Bert" de Freese. [For a complete list of attendees, please see White House Central Subject Files, Box 670, Folder 1: "PC 5 Peace Corps Program (Executive, 1-20-61 - 4-10-62)."]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A29-6-61
President John F. Kennedy watches as Peace Corps Director R. Sargent Shriver speaks during a ceremony for the first group of departing Peace Corps volunteers, leaving for Tanganyika and Ghana, in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. Reporters and photographers observe, including Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig. [For a complete list of attendees, please see White House Central Subject Files, Box 670, Folder 1: "PC 5 Peace Corps Program (Executive, 1-20-61 - 4-10-62)."]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A29-5-61
President John F. Kennedy watches as Peace Corps Director R. Sargent Shriver speaks during a ceremony for the first group of departing Peace Corps volunteers, leaving for Tanganyika and Ghana, in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. Reporters and photographers observe, including Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig. [For a complete list of attendees, please see White House Central Subject Files, Box 670, Folder 1: "PC 5 Peace Corps Program (Executive, 1-20-61 - 4-10-62)."]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6801-G
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Peace Corps Director R. Sargent Shriver after signing HR 7500, the Peace Corps Bill, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan; Director Shriver; Representative Edna Kelly of New York; Representative Chester Merrow of New Hampshire; Representative Thomas F. Johnson of Maryland (in back); Representative Clement Zablocki of Wisconsin; Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio; Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois; President Kennedy; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (partially hidden); Representative Thomas E. Morgan of Pennsylvania.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6801-F
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 7500, the Peace Corps Bill, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan; Representative Edna Kelly of New York; Representative Chester Merrow of New Hampshire; Representative Thomas F. Johnson of Maryland; Representative Clement Zablocki of Wisconsin; Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (behind Representative Zablocki); Representative Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (very back); Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts; Representative Thomas E. Morgan of Pennsylvania; Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher of New Jersey.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6801-B
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 7500, the Peace Corps Bill, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan (in back); Representative Edna Kelly of New York; Representative Chester Merrow of New Hampshire; Representative Thomas F. Johnson of Maryland; Representative Clement Zablocki of Wisconsin; Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio; Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (in back); Representative Thomas E. Morgan of Pennsylvania; Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher of New Jersey; Representative Sidney R. Yates of Illinois; Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6801-A
President John F. Kennedy (laughing) signs HR 7500, the Peace Corps Bill, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island (in back); Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan (in back); Representative Edna Kelly of New York; Representative Chester Merrow of New Hampshire; Representative Thomas F. Johnson of Maryland (in back); Representative Clement Zablocki of Wisconsin; Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (partially hidden behind Representative Zablocki); Representative Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (in back, facing right); Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (in back); Representative Thomas E. Morgan of Pennsylvania; Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher of New Jersey; Representative Sidney R. Yates of Illinois.
Photograph
United States Peace Corps Photograph Collection
USPCPC-PX-65-2-20
Original caption on verso of print reads: “August, 1961—Shriver [Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver] leads eighty Ghana and Tanganyika Peace Corps Volunteers to White House, where President Kennedy [President John F. Kennedy] gave them a personal sendoff.”
Collection
USPCPC
Photographs, 1961-1968 and undated. Black-and-white images of United States Peace Corps administrators and staff, both at headquarters and in the field, as well as images of volunteers working at their duty stations abroad. Photographers include Rowland Scherman, Paul Conklin and Abbie Rowe.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086-002-p0045
Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver and others examining a sample book locker created to distribute to Peace Corps volunteers overseas. The caption on the verso of the photograph reads: "R. Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps, examines a sample book locker. These will be sent to PC Volunteers overseas. With him are those responsible for its production: (l. to r.) Mr. William J. Mitchel, President of Acme Code Company; Mrs. Ella B. Clagett, Chief, Contracts and Procurement Branch, AID; Miss Anne G. Finnen, Acme Code Company; Mr. E. Wattenberg, Commercial Sales Representative, Sears, Roebuck and Company."
Collection
RSSPP
Papers 1948-1976. Brother-in-law of President Kennedy, lawyer, businessman, government official, diplomat. Assistant general manager, Merchandise Mart (1948-1961); Director, Peace Corps (1961-1966); Director, Office of Economic Opportunity (1964-1968); Special Assistant to the President (1965-1968); Ambassador to France (1968-1970); Vice Presidential candidate (1972); Presidential candidate (1976). Personal and professional papers relating to Shriver’s work as the first director of the Peace Corps, as the first director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, and as United States Ambassador to France. The collection also covers Shriver’s role in John F. Kennedy’s 1960 Presidential campaign, his 1970 bid for governor of Maryland, his 1972 campaign for the Vice Presidency, and his 1976 campaign for the Presidency.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6801-H
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Peace Corps Director R. Sargent Shriver after signing HR 7500, the Peace Corps Bill, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Director Shriver; Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; President Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7301-D
President John F. Kennedy addresses Peace Corps staff and volunteers from lectern at left; Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver sits on stage at right. Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7301-F
President John F. Kennedy addresses Peace Corps staff and volunteers from lectern at left; Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver sits on stage in center. Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, Washington, D.C.