On the recordFebruary 28, 1966
It was an act of faith on the part of that great President who established the Peace Corps by Executive order 5 years ago today.
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presidency.ucsb.eduLyndon Johnson: “It was an act of faith on the part of that great President who established the Peace Corps by Executive order 5 years…”
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Remarks on the Fifth Anniversary of the Peace Corps at the Swearing In of Jack Hood Vaughn as Director.
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