Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jack Hood Vaughn was the second Director of the United States Peace Corps succeeding Sargent Shriver. Vaughn was appointed Peace Corps Director in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson and was the first Republican to head the agency. Vaughn was born in Columbus, Montana in 1920, the son of Elijah H. Vaughn and Blair Vaughn. Vaughn grew up in Montana where his father managed a cattle ranch. Vaughn moved with his family to Albion, Michigan in 1931 where his father managed a chain of clothing stores in Michigan and Montana. Vaughn attended Albion Public Schools and graduated from Albion High School in 1939. Vaughn earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1943. Vaughn became interested in boxing as a youth and would spar with local boxers on the third floor of his father's building in Albion, Michigan where a makeshift gymnasium was located