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In Washington DC, Len O'Connor interviews Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver, who expresses hope for the Corps' future

Len O' Connor of WNBQ interviews the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. During the interview Shriver expresses his hope that if the Peace Corps continues to operate successfully, Congress might turn it into a permanent agency. He says he will not turn to some other assignment until the President so demands.

Date: 1963
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048994
Robert Sargent Shriver interviewed about the allowances and terms of service of Peace Corps Volunteers in Washington DC.

Reporters Len O' Connor and Art Barriault interview the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. Len O' Connor asks questions abut the mode of payment allowances or salary to the Peace Corps volunteers. He also asks about the term of service of the volunteers. Shriver answers that the term of service is two years but since it's a voluntary service therefore the volunteers can leave it before the expiry of two years term. He explains how the Peace Corps Volunteers in different countries take help of local persons in their activities to make the entire operation a local operation to get maximum participation of the local people.

Date: 1963
Duration: 4 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048997
Sargent Shriver interviewed in Washington DC about the Peace Corps.

Reporters Len O' Connor and Art Barriault interview the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. O' Connor asks Shriver about the grumbling among the Peace Corps volunteers? In his answer Shriver clarifies that Peace Corps is not a military organization and moreover it's a voluntary organization where volunteers are free to leave it at any point of time. This results in minimum grumbling. He also explains the life of volunteers in Nigeria, how they relax and enjoy in their free time.

Date: 1963
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049000
Sargent Shriver speaks about the Peace Corps at a press conference in Sheraton, Chicago, Illinois.

Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps at a press conference in Chicago, Illinois. While addressing the press Shriver says that Peace Corps are sent to countries that demand them. He clarifies that Peace Corps are not anti Communist. Shriver speaks into microphones as people from the press remain seated.

Date: 1961
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049015
Sargent Shriver speaks about the status of Peace Corps volunteers at a press conference in Sheraton, Chicago, Illinois.

Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps at a press conference in Chicago, Illinois. While answering the questions from members of the press Shriver says that Peace Corps volunteers will be responsible to the country in which they will serve. He also says that they will not enjoy any diplomatic privileges and will be treated as American citizens in a country. While answering a question he expresses hope that if Peace Corps do well then the number will definitely increase.

Date: 1961
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049016
Sargent Shriver speaks about the Peace Corps volunteers at a press conference in Sheraton, Chicago, Illinois.

Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps at a press conference in Chicago, Illinois. While answering the questions from members of the press Shriver says that Peace Corps volunteers will be responsible for bringing good and bad name to the country. If they happen to do a good job they will create goodwill and bring good name to the country and if they fail to live up to the expectations, they will bring a bad name to America.

Date: 1961
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049017