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Over the past year, these five public servants have put their lives and careers on the line in defense of free, fair elections, and the principles of democra...
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The 2021 Celebrating Courage virtual ceremony will include the presentation of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to Senator Mitt Romney, for following his conscience and the...
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Oct 29, 2023 · The 2023 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award® will be presented to five women Senators from South Carolina – Katrina Shealy, Margie Bright Matthews, Mia McLeod, Sandy Senn, and Penry...
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The 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award® was presented to Kentucky Secretary of State Michael G. Adams (R)for expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers. Learn more about Secretary Adams.
On Sunday, June 9, 2024, Jack Schlossberg presented the award to Secretary Adams in a live-streamed ceremony.
The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award was created in 1989 by members of President Kennedy's family to honor President John F. Kennedy and to recognize and celebrate the quality of political courage that he admired most. The award recognizes a public official (or officials) at the federal, state, or local level whose actions demonstrate the q...
May 22, 2022 · 2022 Profile in Courage Award Ceremony. 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.
May 22, 2022 · In the coming months and I hope that everyone is having a great time tonight. and that’s why we’re especially grateful to our honorees for coming here to share their courage and commitment with us and on behalf of our family and the foundation, I want to thank each and everyone of you for returning for this celebration of political courage and b...
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The award is named for President Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Profiles in Courage, which recounts the stories of eight U.S. senators who risked their careers, incurring the wrath of constituents or powerful interest groups, by taking principled stands for unpopular positions.