Dr. Terry Sack Oral History

Object number2018.001.0105

Date09/05/2018

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Terry Sack

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.wav file)

DimensionsDuration: 51 Minutes

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DescriptionAudio oral history interview with Dr. Terry Sack. A University of Michigan student in 1960, Sack saw Senator John F. Kennedy give a significant October 14th speech which laid the groundwork for the Peace Corps. Sack served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 1963 to 1965 and later wrote the book, "A Peace Corps Memoir: Answering JFK’s Call" (2009). Interview conducted by telephone on September 5, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-one minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Senator John F. Kennedy's speech at the University of Michigan can be found on the Peace Corps YouTube channel here: President John F. Kennedy's University of Michigan Speech. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger

Curatorial Commentary

Dr. Terry Sack's book, A Peace Corps Memoir: Answering JFK's Call (2010) may be found here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for A Peace Corps memoir. - Stephen Fagin, Curator