Presidents

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Presidents and the Peace Corps

Read about Presidents of the United States and their work with the Peace Corps

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• President George W. Bush Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 1:15 pm [12]

• President Carter Monday, December 25, 2006 - 10:56 am [5]

• President Clinton Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 8:42 pm [1]

• President Reagan  Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 10:36 am [2]

• President John F. Kennedy Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 5:34 pm [85]

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• President Kennedy: President Kennedy's suffering forged his character 25 November 2002

• President Kennedy: Keeping Kennedy's Promise - The Numbers Game 25 February 2002

• President Kennedy: Statement Upon Signing Order Establishing the Peace Corps - President John F. Kennedy 1 March 1961

• President Kennedy: Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, University of Michigan, Student Union Building Steps, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 14, 1960 14 October 1960

• President Nixon: Gaddi Vasquez at Richard Nixon Library 20 January 2002

• President Carter: Jimmy Carter – Nobel Lecture 10 December 2002

• President Carter: Jimmy Carter credits Peace Corps mother Lillian Carter as inspiration for peace 5 December 2002

• President Carter: Carter's grandson recalls lessons of South Africa 20 September 2002

• President Carter: Jimmy Carter Calls for Better Approach to Foreign Aid in Speech at Geographic 11 July 2002

• President Carter: Peace Corps tradition continues with new generation of Carters 14 June 2002

• President Reagan: President Reagan honors Peace Corps Volunteers in Burkina Faso, Barbados, and Micronesia 23 April 1985

• President Bush (I): July 26 - Remarks by President Bush in Bill Signings in honor of Senator Paul Coverdell 16 July 2001

• President Bush (I): July 25 - Letter to President Bush 16 July 2001

• President Clinton: Clinton tells graduating Syracuse students to join Peace Corps 11 May 2003

• President Clinton: Clinton says Peace Corps returning to Nigeria 5 July 2001

• President Clinton: Mrs. Clinton Visits U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers at Rural Maternal Health Clinic in Morocco 27 March 1999

• President Clinton: President Clinton's remarks on the Peace Corps and Americorps 10 February 1999

• President Clinton: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at Peace Corps Event in 1998 15 September 1998

• President Clinton: Dedication of the New Peace Corps Building: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, September 15, 1998 15 September 1998

• President Clinton: Remarks by President Clinton at the Technoserve Peace Corps Project Site 23 March 1998

• President Bush: President Bush Signs HIV/AIDS Act, Praises Peace Corps 27 May 2003

• President Bush: President Bush announces "Volunteers for Prosperity" 21 May 2003

• President Bush: Senator Leahy commends President for support of Peace Corps funding increase, criticizes other aspects of Bush's Foreign Assistance Plan 21 May 2003

• President Bush: President Bush recognizes Director Vasquez at Hispanic Prayer Breakfast 14 May 2003

• President Bush: President Bush Salutes Peace Corps on 42nd Anniversary 4 March 2003

• President Bush: Congress boosts Peace Corps Budget but not as much as Bush asked for 18 February 2003

• President Bush: Former China Country Director Peter J. Foley says President Bush, tragically, has America's global priorities wrong 10 February 2003

• President Bush: President Bush Announces 2004 Budget; Peace Corps’ Funding to Increase 3 February 2003

• President Bush: President Bush Celebrates USA Freedom Corps One-Year Anniversary 30 January 2003

• President Bush: RPCV Chris Dodd says Bush has not made the case for war 27 January 2003

• President Bush: Bush's Plan for Citizen Corps takes a hit 26 January 2003

• President Bush: Bush's Peace Corps agenda lags behind 26 December 2002

• President Bush: Bush thanks leaders for committment to service 10 December 2002

• President Bush: Bush Urges Americans to Volunteer During Holidays 30 November 2002

• President Bush: Bush Key Economic Advisor wanted to axe the Peace Corps 6 November 2002

• President Bush: Bush says Peace Corps Applications up 40 percent 31 August 2002

• President Bush: Bush premiers Public Service Announcements for volunteer work 30 July 2002

• President Bush: Bush urges grads to volunteer 15 June 2002

• President Bush: Bush Calls for Volunteer Army to Spot Danger 1 June 2002

• President Bush: Bush promotes volunteerism during Bridgeport visit with RPCV Chris Shays 10 April 2002

• President Bush: Bush's Peace Corps reference in speech likely to lend a hand 28 March 2002

• President Bush: President Bush announces return of Peace Corps to Peru 23 March 2002

• President Bush: Bush Outlines Community Service Goals 13 March 2002

• President Bush: Bush Tour will Promote National Service 4 March 2002

• President Bush: Bush Is Giving Peace Corps an Aid Mission in Afghanistan 16 February 2002

• President Bush: Bush Lays Out Peace Corps Vision 15 February 2002

• President Bush: Bush Calls for Wartime Peace Corps Expansion 15 February 2002

• President Bush: President Bush calls for streamlining the Peace Corps application process 15 February 2002

• President Bush: All Together Now - Think national service just means singing Kumbaya? Bush knows better 11 February 2002

• President Bush: Bush service call needs attitudes to turn to action 10 February 2002

• President Bush: President Bush plans trip to Peru in March 8 February 2002

• President Bush: Bush to visit Peru and El Salvador next month 7 February 2002

• President Bush: AmeriCorps Applications Rise 50 Percent Since State of the Union Address; Bush Hits Road to Promote 4 February 2002

• President Bush: Former Director Mark Gearan comments on President Bush's plans for the Peace Corps 31 January 2002

• President Bush: Bush proposes ‘Freedom Corps’ 30 January 2002

• President Bush: Harris Wofford comments on Bush proposal to double the number of Peace Corps volunteers 30 January 2002

• President Bush: U.S. Peace Corps to Heed President Bush's Call for Volunteers 30 January 2002

• President Bush: Bush calls for doubling the size of the Peace Corps 29 January 2002

• President Bush: Bush Uses Maneuver To Seat Controversial Nominees 12 January 2002

• President Bush: Bush appoints Otto Reich over Senator Dodd's objections 11 January 2002

• President Bush: Bush appoints Otto Reich over Senator Dodd's objections 11 January 2002

• President Bush: Bush Risks Rift With Senate Over Recess Appointments: Vasquez nomination also left in Limbo 22 December 2001

• President Bush: Bush intends to bypass Senate with recess appointments 22 December 2001

• President Bush: Bush may use Recess to Install Nominees 18 December 2001

• President Bush: Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Special Olympics honored by President George W. Bush at White House Reception 13 December 2001

• President Bush: NPR's Ina Jaffe profiles Bush Peace Corps nominee Gaddi Vasquez. 12 December 2001

• President Bush: Bush aims to pull a string of fast ones 10 December 2001

• President Bush: Christian Science Monitor - Bush puts friends in High Places 25 October 2001

• President Bush: Washington Post - Former Volunteers Criticize Bush's Peace Corps Choice 25 October 2001

• President Bush: Orange County Weekly: Gaddi Vasquez led the county into the 1994 bankruptcy. Now he’s poised to run the Bush-era Peace Corps 25 October 2001