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President Kennedy is responsible for the start of the Peace Corps in 1961. The program aimed to increase understanding between Americans and the people and nations of the world. The goal of the Peace Corp was for volunteers to dedicate themselves to the peace and upward mobility of underdeveloped countries.

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President Kennedy started the space program and insisted that astronauts were to be college graduates. That is why the greatest pilot of all time, Yaeger, was overlooked for the program. A movie was made in the 70s about this subject, "The Right Stuff".

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President Kennedy is responsible for the start of the Peace Corps in 1961. The program aimed to increase understanding between Americans and the people and nations of the world. The goal of the Peace Corp was for volunteers to dedicate themselves to the peace and upward mobility of underdeveloped countries.


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