JFK Establishes the Peace Corps | HISTORY

How JFK Established the Peace Corps

Less than two months into his presidency, JFK signed Executive Order 10924, formally creating the Peace Corps as an agency within the U.S. State Department. By the end of 1961, 750 inaugural Peace Corps volunteers had served in 13 countries.

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