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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Profiles_in_CourageProfiles in Courage - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

   • Author: John F. Kennedy, Ted Sorensen

   • Publish Year: 1956

2. books.google.com › books › aboutProfiles in Courage : Deluxe Modern Classic - Google Books

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   Sep 8, 2015 · John F. Kennedy’s enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues—courage and patriotism—and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the...

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   • Edition: reprint

   • Author: John F. Kennedy
   • Publisher: Harper Collins, 2015

3. www.gilderlehrman.org › collection › glc0253001Profiles in Courage | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American ...

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   Profiles in Courage | | First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed "To Sam Houston Allred - a distinguished bearer of a great Texas name -" and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and integrity of eight past senators.

4. books.google.com › books › aboutProfiles in Courage - John Fitzgerald Kennedy - Google Books

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   Articulate and forward looking, but with a great sense of the past, Kennedy was the only U.S. President to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize in biography. He won the prize in 1957 for Profiles in...

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   Mar 24, 2020 · Profiles in Courage is a 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States Senators throughout the Senate's history. This edition has been abridged for young readers.

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   Buy Profiles in Courage (Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions) Illustrated by Kennedy, Lecturer in Chemistry John F (ISBN: 9780062278791) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

   • Author: Lecturer in Chemistry John F Kennedy

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   What is profiles in Courage?

   • Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators.

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   Who wrote profiles in Courage?

   • According to The Straight Dope, Herbert Parmet later analyzed the text of Profiles in Courage and wrote in his book Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy (1980) that although Kennedy did oversee the production and provided for the direction and message of the book, it was Sorensen who provided most of the work that went into the end product.

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   When did profiles in courage become a bestseller?

   • After its release on January 1, 1956, Profiles in Courage became a bestseller. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957, even though it was not one of the finalists forwarded to the prize board from the selection committee.

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   Did Richard Nixon read profiles in Courage?

   • Profiles in Courage was the basis of a television series of the same name that aired on the NBC network during the 1964–1965 television season. In 1956, Kennedy gave a copy of the book to Richard Nixon, who responded that he was looking forward to reading it.

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8. www.nationalbook.org › books › profiles-in-courageProfiles in Courage - National Book Foundation

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   As Robert F. Kennedy writes in the foreword, Profiles in Courage “is not just stories of the past but a book of hope and confidence for the future. What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us.