On the recordFebruary 29, 1968
I transmit to the Congress the Sixth Annual Report of the Peace Corps--an idea come of age, no longer a novelty but now a part of American life.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI transmit to the Congress the Sixth Annual Report of the Peace Corps--an idea come of age, no longer a novelty but now a part of American life.
Message to the Congress Transmitting the Sixth Annual Report of the Peace Corps.
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