'He Gave Me Hope for a More Peaceful World'

A Peace Corps volunteer was inspired by JFK to pursue a lifetime of service in Ghana

May 24, 2024

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JFK delivers his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961. *(Credit: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Record Group 274.6, Records of the Joint Inaugural Committee 1961)*

[This is part of a continuing series of recollections of Nov. 22, 1963. Submit your JFK story in the comments sections here: “Where Were You When?”]

Denice Klein Douwel

In 1960 …

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