Brien McMahon ~ Peace Corp ~ Atomic Energy 1200 Plate Block of 4 x 4 cents US Postage Stamps

On July 28 1962 in Norwalk, CT; the USPS honored Senator Brien McMahon, who served as chairman of the Special Committee on Atomic Energy, and the first chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. McMahon was a key figure in the early years of atomic weapons development and an advocate for the civilian (rather than military) control of nuclear development in the USA. Also, in 1952, McMahon proposed an "army" of young Americans to act as "missionaries of democracy", which sowed the seeds for what would later become the Peace Corps.