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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AUGUST 9, 1962
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
TO GROUP OF 600 PEACE CORPS
TRAINEES ON THE SOUTH LAWN
OF THE WHITE HOUSE
MR. WIGGINS: Peace Corps Trainees, my name is
Warren Wiggins. I am Sargent Shriver's Associate Director
for Program Development and Operations and Acting Director.
In his absence, it is my pleasure, as Acting Director of
the Peace Corps, to say just a brief word of welcome to
you and to extend Sargent's own personal disappointment in
not being here with you today to share this particular
occasion.
As you may have heard or know, Sarg is presently
enroute to the Far East to visit the trainees of the foreign --
to visit the volunteers of the four Far Eastern countries,
so it is just physicially impossible for him to be here
today.
We expect the President very shortly. I believe
most of the volunteers are here, so there is nothing to do
but just wait a couple of minutes until the President arrives.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY: Thank you very much.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are very glad to welcome
you here to the White House.
This occasion gives me a particular sense of satis-
faction to welcome 600 Americans from all parts of the country
who have committed themselves to a great adventure, I think,
for our country and more than our country, for really all people.
I think that by the end of this year we will have
more than 5,000 Peace Corpsmen, men and women of all ages,
serving abroad in all parts of the world, in countries about
which most Americans knew little ten years ago, countries
which we did not even know existed 20 years ago.
This is an extraordinary action by this country and
I know that you are proud to take part in it. I must say that
it gives me the greatest satisfaction that it is taking place
at this time.
I have been through the list of the various areas to
which you are going -- Georgetown University, 307 secondary
school teachers for Ethiopia. Perhaps those of you going to
Ethiopia could hold up your hands. We have two medical
doctors for Ethiopia who were included in that group. There
are 11 teachers, nurses, auto mechanics, going to Afganistan.
They have gone to Afganistan.
From George Washington University, 76 secondary and
college teachers, agricultural extension workers, for Nepal.
Would they raise their hands? Very good.
University of Maryland, 48 secondary school teachers
and agricultural workers for Turkey, and 36 teachers at all
levels for British Honduras. You got them sort of down at
that end.
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Nineteen secondary school teachers for Ecuador.
Twelve secondary school teachers for Venezuela, and at
Howard University, 29 rural development workers for Cyprus.
Is that better than going to British Honduras? I
don't think it is.
Twenty-two English teachers for Togo. Twenty
medical doctors, nurses and technicians for Togo. Nine
fishermen for Togo. Seven English teachers for Niger.
Six English teachers for Senegal. Nine medical doctors,
nurses, technicians for Sierra Leone. Six hundred thirteen.
Well -- I must say I wish that all Americans could
hear that litany of countries you are going to, your willing-
ness to do it, and I hope that when you come back that we can
persuade you to come and serve in the United States Government
in other areas, particularly in the Foreign Service, in all
of the areas, because I think the United States is so heavily
involved in so many parts of the world, we are SO in need of
dedicated men and women of talent and experience, that I can
think of no better recruiting ground than the Peace Corps for ou
future Foreign Service Officers, for those who represent our
information services and aid agencies abroad, so that I hope
that you will regard this as the first instalment in a long
life of service in the most exciting career in the most
exciting time, and that is serving this country in the 60's
and 70's, so we are very proud to have you here.
The White House belongs to all the people, but I
think it particularly belongs to you.
END
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