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Peace Corps Viewed Through Disillusioned Lens at Columbia
A Columbia meeting reveals growing disillusionment with the Peace Corps amid Vietnam war pressures and Cuba issues, with volunteers arguing the program acts as a foreign policy tool and stifles genuine social change while some see potential for homegrown reform and awareness. The piece notes declines in applications, letters to Johnson, and shifts in recruitment philosophy under Vaughn, alongside enduring praise from a minority of volunteers.
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Jenny Rosenbaum
Columbia
SDS
Peace Corps
Vietnam
Peace
Remparis
Cnto
Hershey
Berkeley
University of California
Johnson
Peace Cords
America
Gerald D. Berreman
Committee of Returned Volunteers
Reiter
Ated
U.S
Toal
Berreman
White House
U.S. Vietnam
Pres. Kennedy
Bert Humphrey
Jack Wraughn
Utah State University
Columbus
Philippines
Committee of
United State
Asia
Africa
Latin America