Summary
On Sept. 5, 1961, just before midnight, 62 young men boarded a train at New York's Penn Station. Destination: the White House.
We were Colombia One. We made history as the first Americans to begin training for the Peace Corps. Now we were in the White House, waiting to meet the president, John F. Kennedy.See the full content of this document
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Kennedy's Orphans
In a dimly lit East Room, Kennedy spoke to us of his hopes for the Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress. He also touched on a campaign theme, "the ill-chosen, ill-briefed" ambassadors and confirmed his lack of confidence in the foreign policy establishment. Kennedy had read "The Ugly American" and wanted more of the...
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