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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I TAKE great pleasure in welcoming to the White House a very extraordinary group of American men and women who are Peace…”

On the recordAugust 29, 1962
I TAKE great pleasure in welcoming to the White House a very extraordinary group of American men and women who are Peace Corps volunteers.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks to a Group of Peace Corps Volunteers.

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