Harris Wofford

JFK wanted the Peace Corps to create a generation of world-savvy Americans

Harris Wofford designed and helped implement the Peace Corps for President John F. Kennedy. He says it is central to Kennedy's legacy and embodies the late president's call to "ask not what your country do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

JFK wanted the Peace Corps to create a generation of world-savvy Americans

JFK's Peace Corps architect recalls one trip where he felt stalked by history

JFK's Peace Corps architect recalls one trip where he felt stalked by history

Peace Corps Friendship Changes Lives in Kenya and Beyond

Peace Corps Friendship Changes Lives in Kenya and Beyond

Returning to Dr. King's Message With Community Service

Returning to Dr. King's Message With Community Service
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Harris Wofford Remembers Working with Kennedy

Harris Wofford Remembers Working with Kennedy
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Race and the election, 48 years after MLK changed the presidential election

John F. Kennedy's civil rights advisor and former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford tells The Takeaway how one phone call influenced the outcome of the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy Presidential election and why the story matters now.

Race and the election, 48 years after MLK changed the presidential election