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Robert Sargent Shriver interviewed about the African volunteers in Peace Corps, Washington DC, United States.
Reporters Len O' Connor and Art Barriault interview the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. Shriver states that the African are enthusiastic about joining the Peace Corps and register in large numbers to join the Corps. About the working styles of the Peace Corps he says that they try to anticipate a difficulty and overcome it well in time. He also quotes an example of a Nigerian girl and how in spite of the incident the number of Peace Corps volunteers in Nigeria is increasing.
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.
Sargent Shriver interviewed in Washington DC about the increasing demand for Peace Corps volunteers.
Robert Sargent interviewed in Washington DC, United States. On being asked by the interviewer Paul Niven about the increasing demand for Peace Corps volunteers from all over the world; Shriver, Director of Peace Corps agrees to the increasing demand and says that Nigeria has been demanding the maximum number of volunteers in spite of the poster card incident. He tells that though so far the number of causalities has been low but people must be prepared for them. On being questioned about the difficulty in finding the specialized volunteers he tells that the greatest difficulty is faced in finding diesel equipment engineers. He says that Peace Corps wants the community development workers for South America.
Sargent Shriver speaks about the Peace Corps prior to its establishment at a press conference in Sheraton, Chicago, Illinois.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps at a press conference prior to the establishment of Peace Corps in Chicago, Illinois. While answering the questions from members of the press Shriver says that after a tour of various countries all over the world a number of nations have demanded the Peace Corps volunteers. He says that some countries require all kinds of skilled personnel whereas some require volunteers in specific fields. He says that the first group of volunteers will leave in October for either Africa or Colombia. He talks about the tour of Nigeria where they visited almost all the major regions of the country. Members of the press take pictures and take down notes. Cameramen record the press conference.
R. Sargent Shriver shows articles collected from various nations as he prepares to leave his office in Washington DC.
Director of Peace Corps Robert Sargent Shriver in Washington DC. Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. is interviewed. He is questioned about pictures and sovereigns as he prepares to leave his office. Pictures and sovereigns in the office. Sargent Shriver removes a Mexican sombrero and a whip from a wall and tells the interviewer how he obtained it. He shows a wooden stick which was used and presented by the chief of a tribe of West Africa. An ebony cane received from northern Nigeria. He shows the Magsaysay Foundation Award for the work done by United States Peace Corps in Asia. He shows the White House pen which was used by former U.S. President John F. Kennedy to sign the Peace Corps Act on September 27, 1961 with the President's autograph. Sargent shows a framed letter by the parents of the first Peace Corps volunteer to die abroad. He reads out the letter.
President John F Kennedy at the Inaugural Anniversary Dinner in Washington DC; and at Yale University in 1962
President John F Kennedy's addresses the Inaugural Anniversary Dinner in Washington DC on January 20, 1962. Kennedy makes a joke about the deficit. Jacqueline Kennedy claps. Also President Kennedy speaking at the Yale University Commencement on June 11, 1962. He jokingly says, "It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds, a Harvard education and a Yale degree."
