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All We Are Saying... Virtual Cache

Hidden : 7/27/2004
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

This is the University of Michigan building where John F. Kennedy stood and first announced the concept of the Peace Corps in 1960. Terrain is rated at 2 because it is not easily wheelchair accessible.

!PLEASE READ! Please email cache answers prior to logging the cache (or at the same time) otherwise your log entry will be deleted. Sorry to be the geocaching cop, but there have been more frequent "I'll email the answers soon..." logs with no follow up. If you aren't able to provide the answers right away, please don't log the cache until you can. Thanks! -Mgt

Interesting history in an unlikely location. These coordinates will lead you to a spot on the steps of the University of Michigan Union where the Peace Corps was first defined by then President Kennedy. Here you will find a medallion where he stood, and a wall plaque nearby that reads:

"Here at 2:00 a.m. on October 14, 1960, John Fitzgerald Kennedy first defined the Peace Corps. He stood at the place marked by the medallion and was cheered by a large and enthusiastic student audience for the hope and promise his idea gave the world."

Several logs over the years are from cachers who were students on campus, or even present during the actual speech!

To get credit for this cache, please email me the distance and approximate direction that the medallion marking the spot where he stood lies from this wall plaque. Please note, these two items are in proximity to each other; please don't report the distance to a plaque which is on the main sidewalk along the street.

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