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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
Nov 7, 2003 · Kennedy made no secret of Sorensen’s involvement in Profiles, crediting him in the preface as “my research associate,” and likewise acknowledged the contributions of Davids and others. But he insisted that he was the book’s author and bristled even at teasing suggestions to the contrary.
Through four parts, the author, President John F. Kennedy argues that the preeminent value of a senator is "political courage," which he defines from drawing from the lives of eight former American senators.
In the profiles themselves, Kennedy avoids general biographical details and prefers to focus upon his central topic: the courageous decisions that proved to be turning points in the lives and...
Profiles in Courage resonated with the tensions and uncertainties of the Cold War, retelling American history in a way that addressed anxieties about manly courage and national union in a moment of terrifying global challenges. The book also helped establish Kennedy's potential as a national leader by furthering the
Written when John F. Kennedy was a freshman senator, he outlines the stories of eight senators in US history who stood for a cause, even when their stance meant going against party instructions or popular support.
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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...
