A s Congress comes back in session after its August recess, the future success of Peace Corps rests in their hands as they review the Appropriations Bill. In his Jan. 20, 1961, in ...

I made my decision the day after JFK was assassinated,” said Bob Englund of Stoddard about his commitment to serve in the ...

In 1961, with an executive order, John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps. Kennedy established the Navy SEALs in 1962. In what is known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy placed a naval blockade ...

A domestic peace corps, tentatively caled the "National Service Corps," will be one of the principal legislative recommendations in President Kennedy's State of the Union message to Congress Monday.

Still, his legacy lives on in such programs as the Peace Corps and space exploration when, in 1969, Americans walked on the moon. National Portrait Gallery John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Portrait ...

As that need grows, organizations like the Peace Corps are ramping up the search for volunteers. Founded by President John F. Kennedy as a way to improve relations with developing countries ...

Appelgate said she spent two years in the Peace Corps, working on environmental ... “When I think of JFK, I always think of Martin Luther King (Jr.) right away.” Bill Shepard, 66, of Des ...