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    JFK, Sargent Shriver, and the Peace Corps

    JFK, Sargent Shriver, and the Peace Corps

    FromJFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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    JFK, Sargent Shriver, and the Peace Corps

    FromJFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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    Length:
    38 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 29, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    After President Kennedy announced his plan for a Peace Corps,  he had one man in mind to run it, his brother-in-law Sargent Shriver. Our guests include Dr. Jamie Price, executive director of the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute, and also Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III, President Kennedy’s great-nephew and an alumni of the Peace Corps.
    Released:
    Apr 29, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (89)

    On October 16, 1962, President John F. Kennedy was told the Soviet Union was assembling nuclear warheads on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles from the Florida coastline. During the next 13 days and beyond, President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev would make decisions in a crisis that brought the world closer to all-out nuclear war than it has ever been. Today, we continue to live with the historic legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its lessons of leadership, diplomacy, and ultimately, grace under pressure. Atomic Gambit takes a deep dive into the history, the players, and the pivotal moments that made this episode a turning point in world history. Atomic Gambit, a JFK35 podcast special series, takes a deep dive into the history, the players, and the pivotal moments that made this episode a turning point in world history.