A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (DVD)
Type
Label
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (DVD)
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MWT rating: NR
Main title
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (DVD)
Medium
videorecording DVD
Runtime
111
Summary
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave Americans a new way to serve their country: the Peace Corps. In its 60-year history, 200,000+ volunteers have traveled to more than 140 countries to carry out the organization's mission of world peace and friendship a towering task, indeed. Through interviews with Corps volunteers, Heads-of-State, scholars, journalists, and host country nationals, the film explores how this uniquely American government agency has attempted to answer Kennedy's call: "My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Genre
Subject
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Outgoing Resources
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