An Archive Of Sargent Shriver Letters, Including One An Early One Praising The Newly Formed Peace Corps
by SARGENT SHRIVER
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SARGENT SHRIVER (1915-2011). Sargent married famed Kennedy sister Eunice Kennedy and worked for his father-in-law Joseph P. Kennedy before his appointment as the first director of the Peace Corps in 1961. His effectiveness in this position prompted Lyndon Johnson to name him director of the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1964. Shriver served in both of these posts until 1966, when he resigned from the Peace Corps and devoted himself to the OEO. In 1968 he was appointed Ambassador to France, and in 1972 he became George McGovern’s running mate on the Democratic ticket. Archive. 1961-1995. Various locations. An archive of ten letters signed by Sargent Shriver; all are to Harry McLaughlin of the Harrisburg, PA Patriot-News. The earliest one is a 1961 letter on "Peace Corps" letterhead (with a lengthy handwritten postscript), and they continue throughout the mid-1990s. There is also a photograph of Shriver at a baseball game. The overall condition is fine.
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- Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (US)
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- Title
- An Archive Of Sargent Shriver Letters, Including One An Early One Praising The Newly Formed Peace Corps
- Author
- SARGENT SHRIVER
- Book Condition
- Used
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About Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents strives to bring you the finest in historic documents, autographs, letters, and manuscripts. We specialize in the correspondence of "household famous" people, such as the Presidents, Revolutionary War and Civil War figures, writers, scientists, entertainers, musicians, notable women, African-Americans, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, business leaders, and aviators. We also sell great content letters signed by eyewitnesses now lost to history's dust.
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