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  1. Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators. The book, authored by John F. Kennedy with Ted Sorensen as a ghostwriter , profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and constituents to do what they felt was right and suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity as a result.

    • John F. Kennedy, Ted Sorensen
    • 1956
  2. 13,476 ratings967 reviews. The Pulitzer Prize winning classic by President John F. Kennedy, with an introduction by Caroline Kennedy and a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy. Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage serves as a clarion call to every American.

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  3. www.jfklibrary.org › events-and-awards › profile-inAbout the Book | JFK Library

    Learn about President Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning book that profiles eight senators who showed political courage in the face of pressure and opposition. Explore the book's chapters, quotations, and themes of democracy, honor, and principle.

  4. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage-- now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's foreword written for the memorial edition of the volume in 1964 -- resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of ...

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    • John F. Kennedy
  5. Profiles in Courage. : John F. Kennedy. Harper Collins, Sep 8, 2015 - History - 304 pages. THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITY. With a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy and introduction by Caroline Kennedy. John F. Kennedy’s enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues—courage and ...

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    • John F. Kennedy
    • Harper Collins, 2015
  6. Apr 11, 2006 · Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage served as a clarion call to every American. The inspiring true accounts of eight unsung heroic acts by American patriots at different junctures in our nation's history, Kennedy's book became required reading, an instant classic, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

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  8. Profiles in Courage. John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Harper & Row, 1991 - Courage - 282 pages. "This is a book about the most admirable of human virtues--courage. 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them."

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