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Sep 8, 2015 · 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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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.
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- 1956
Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage has served as a clarion call to every American. A collection of eight inspiring, unsung, and heroic acts by American patriots at different junctures in our nation's history, Kennedy's book became required reading and an instant classic and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
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John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) was president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. At forty-three, he was the youngest man ever elected to the Oval Office and the first Roman Catholic president.
He won the prize in 1957 for Profiles in Courage (1956), a book about several Americans who had made courageous decisions. Kennedy wrote the book while recuperating from surgery to repair a spinal injury. Born in Brookline, Massuchusetts, to a wealthy and politically ambitious father, Kennedy received a Harvard education.
Sep 10, 2013 · Overview. 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 patriotism—and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable American spirit. During 1954-55, Kennedy, then a junior ...
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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
