First Conception of Peace Corps - Ann Arbor, Michigan
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N 42° 16.515 W 083° 44.477
17T E 273946 N 4683976
Located at the Michigan Union on the University of Michigan Campus is a medallion marking the spot where the conception of Peace corps was first mentioned.
Waymark Code: WM277X
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2007
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The Medallion Reads: "October 14, 1960 First mentioned on this spot Conception of Peace Corps".
The Plaque reads:
"Here at 2:00 am on October 14, 1960, John Fitzgerald Kennedy first defined the Peace Corps. He stood at the place marked by the medallion and was cheered by a large and enthusiastic student audience for the hope and promise his idea gave the world."
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Date of FIRST: 10/14/1960
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