August 28, 1961 - President Kennedy hosts a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden in honor of the first groups of Peace Corps Volunteers departing for service in Ghana and Tanzania. Two days later, the first group of 51 Peace Corps Ghana Volunteers arrived in Accra, Ghana to serve as teachers.
official photographer of the US government
1961-08-28
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