A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Directed by Alana DeJoseph
Directed by:
Alana DeJoseph
Cast:
Jimmy Carter, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, John Coyne, Elizabeth Cobbs, Gerard T. Rice, Harris Wofford, Maria Shriver, Maureen Orth, Peter Hessler, Joe Kennedy, Donna Shalala, Taylor Hackford
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave Americans a new way to serve their country: the Peace Corps. In its 60-year history, 200,000+ volunteers have traveled to more than 140 countries to carry out the organization's mission of world peace and friendship – a towering task, indeed. Through interviews with Corps volunteers, Heads-of-State, scholars, journalists, and host country nationals, the film explores how this uniquely American government agency has attempted to answer Kennedy’s call: "My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."