| Show Thanksgiving he always thought ( Ann Arbor rally as the night the I Corps was bora Alter the election Jack was eager to advance the idea and he was even more nsistent after his inaugural address urg-n-g Americans MAsk not what your country can do for you— ask what you can do for your country" Jack knew instinctively that people would respond and he wanted the Peace Corps ready in time to receive volunteers from that spring's graduating classes As one of the first volunteers said "I'd never done anything political patriotic or unselfish because nobody ever asked me to Kennedy asked" After the inauguration Jack gave our brother-in-la- w Sargent Shriver the task of implementing Die idea and a few weeks later appointed him the first director The Peace Corps' popularity today makes it difficult to recall the doubts and objections raised against it at the start On weekend after weekend at Hyannis Port Jack pressed Sarge for progress Sarge joked that my brother put a relative in charge because he would be easier to fire when the idea failed But as Jackie later wrote on a framed memento she gave Sarge "Jack always said that no one but you could have made the Peace Corps possible" There were other achievements of Jack's New Frontier —the Alliance for Progress the nuclear test ban the beginnings of Medicare and civil rights the mission to the moon and the new economics that ushered in the longest peri- - : £S SIS’ & 'USD UgttoHJUS&t? tep from Je)(aS gent f&tm WE'RE BEING NO T'S MOV A Vop Ten BBT AT& T eeusye tr THBIN-- BvStti&Si flOViNG POWWz"!t ytw-ry- e' U?lTf THBtft FHONBS “"'AfoTemMBBBBM SRfoto flUK UP To OFF 2J0 ON A mcri-'jBA- R L£AS6tPLuS FfnANcJiOG? IF cf1?0 U)A)T To fiuV ALL soars of WKAPAA NCAaj ro §AW wav's X &TT SHOULD PllSHl)£ PiscoonT OWL ToksTtZ KU ’ r - V always him it was proof that the cynics were wrong and that America’s idealism could be translated into practical measures for progress and peace "1 might have to send in the Marine Corps he told me "but I'd rather send the Peace Corps" In the quarter century since 1961 120000 volunteers have served in 92 countries from Afghanistan to Zaire The Peace Corps has brought greater hope and a better life for millions less fortunate than ourselves it has taught others about America and helped teach America more about the humanity beyond our borders On this silver anniversary it is still an enduring symbol of Jack's faith that individuals can make a difference and that each of us must try They were called "Kennedy’s Kids" at the beginning Today they have come of age they are still “America's Promise" as new generations of volunteers ' Americas best foot forward in oi lands Jack would be proud of the Peace Corps at 25 he was a volunteer at heart and it is one of his most inspiring memorials wish mare information write the Peace Corps 806 Connecticut Box 849 WashingNW Room ton DC 20526 ' Introducing AKTfe Ncros s J yz youcansaveon ATfftdephones-plu- s other quality business equipment Itb no wonder Harryh guys are harried They simply can’t Savings Plan compete with AlfcTb remarkable new financial of number much Because it offers a options on busigreater ness equipment And greater savings— up to 20 off— on things like leasing Plus all of ATaTh equipment is built to last unlike the stuff that Harry sells Itk clearly time you called AT&T's Small Business Connection They can help you design a quality system that would be the envy of any Discount Tom Dick or what Push-Butto- n Is AT&T The right choice 1 ATaTs Small Business Connection 24 This tsIMieeuantecouaects you to the office in youra 800 00 -- ri ' - SAVING PLAN PUSH-BUTTO- N If you P-3- rv- v "v f - a- - ' 1 -' j : |
