A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (DVD)
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."
Audio Description
- Alana DeJoseph - Director
- Jimmy Carter - Himself
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Herself
- John Coyne - Himself
- Elizabeth Cobbs - Herself
- Gerard T. Rice - Himself
- Harris Wofford - Himself
- Maria Shriver - Herself
- Maureen Orth - Herself
- Peter Hessler - Himself
- Joe Kennedy - Himself
- Donna Shalala - Herself
- Taylor Hackford - Himself
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