It was 2 a.m. on a rainy Oct. 20, 1960, when the future president encountered a group of enthusiastic students at the University of Michigan. He looked out over the young faces and made a campaign promise he kept.
"How many of you who are going to be doctors, are willing to spend your days in Ghana? Technicians or engineers, how many of you are willing to work in the Foreign Service and spend your lives traveling around the world?" the candidate challenged. "On your willingness to do that,...
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