It is our hope to have 500 or more people in the field by the end of the year. The initial reactions to the.... proposal are convincing proof that we have. in this country, an immense reservoir of such men and women anxious to sacrifice their energies and time and toil to the cause of world peace and human progress. -President John F. Kennedy, 3/1/61
President Kennedy issued this statement upon authorizing which of the following?