Program from the "People to People Tenth Anniversary Conference," held at the Continental Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, on October 6–8, 1966, six pages, 5.5 x 8, signed on the front cover in ink by Walt Disney. On October 8th, Walt Disney, Bob Hope, and DeWitt Wallace were honored as special guests at the banquet, and were awarded with Distinguished Service Awards. In very good to fine condition, with toning and discoloration to the cover, rusted binding staples leading to somewhat loose inner pages, and various notations made by the attendee within.
Established during the Eisenhower administration in 1956, the People to People Student Ambassador Program was a cultural exchange program that offered domestic and international travel opportunities to middle and high school students. Walt Disney was one of the founding directors of People to People and later drew inspiration from the initiative to create the 'It's a Small World' attraction at Disneyland in 1964.
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