Advertisement Recruiting for the Peace Corps, "Your Starting Pay in the Peace Corps is 11 Cents an Hour," 1965
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President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. In 1965 Venture magazine published this Peace Corps recruiting advertisement as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council. The ad "Your Starting Pay…" spoke to Americans who identified with Kennedy's "New Frontier" ideals.
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. In 1965 Venture magazine published this Peace Corps recruiting advertisement as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council. The ad "Your Starting Pay…" spoke to Americans who identified with Kennedy's "New Frontier" ideals.
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
1965
Subject Date
1965
Creators
Creator Notes
Advertisement published in Venture Magazine in cooperation with The Advertising Council.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.68.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.125 in
Width: 8.5 in
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