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The Profile in Courage Award is a private award created by the Kennedy family to recognize displays of courage similar to those John F. Kennedy originally described in his book of the same name.
On May 6, 2002, a special and unprecedented John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Public Service was awarded to the thousands of selfless public servants who demonstrated extraordinary courage and heroism in response to the tragic events of September 11.
In 1989, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation established an award for political courage called “The Profile in Courage Award.” The annual award is made to recognize displays of political and moral courage similar to those that Kennedy originally wrote about in his book.
The award recognizes a public official (or officials) at the federal, state, or local level whose actions demonstrate the qualities of politically courageous leadership in the spirit of Profiles in Courage, President Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer prize-winning book.
May 22, 2022 · 2022 Profile in Courage Award Ceremony. May 22, 2022 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM. Location virtual. On Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 8:15 p.m. ET, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present the 2022 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Awards in live-streamed ceremony.
The ceremony is typically held in May in connection with the observance of President Kennedy’s birthday on May 29. The Profile in Courage Award® is administered by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
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To be considered for the Profile In Courage Award, one or more of the following criteria shall have been met by the nominee: Initiated, or was directly involved, in an act that saved, or attempted to save, a life or lives while putting themselves at great risk of injury or death.