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Lyndon Johnson: “Today, the Peace Corp idea--the idea of voluntary public service abroad--is spreading to other countries.”

On the recordMarch 5, 1967
Today, the Peace Corp idea--the idea of voluntary public service abroad--is spreading to other countries.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Fifth Annual Report of the Peace Corps.

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