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On the recordApril 9, 1963
As I have stated before, I am most anxious that the valuable experience and the demonstrated capabilities of the men and women who have volunteered to serve under the trying conditions which confront Peace Corps volunteers should not be lost to the Federal service.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Memorandum on Recruitment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers for Career Government Services.

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