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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.
- John F. Kennedy, Ted Sorensen
- 1956
This playlist contains all episodes from the Profiles in Courage TV series (1964-1965). Most of the episodes run very well. Episode 7 ("John Adams") and Episode 25 ("George Mason") contain...
Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964, to May 9, 1965 (Sundays, 6:30–7:30 p.m., Eastern and Pacific Time). The series is based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning 1956 book Profiles in Courage by U.S. President John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated the previous ...
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD"22"MARY S. McDOWELL"33"Thomas Hart Benton"44"Richard T. Ely"About the book. John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for this book, in which he tells the story of eight U.S. Senators and their acts of integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition.
Sun, Dec 27, 1964. As a young lawyer and politician, John Adams takes on the unpopular task of defending in court the British soldiers who fired on a crowd in the so-called Boston Massacre of 1770. 9.2/10 (7) Rate.
Profiles in Courage is a focused review of eight Senators in US history, chronicling instances where that man defied the pressures of various forces - his party, his state legislature, his President, but above all his constituents the American people - in a moment of national crisis, enduring insults from all sides in the conviction that the ...
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It includes vintage photographs and an extensive author biography, and features Kennedy’s correspondence about the writing project, contemporary reviews of the book, a letter from Ernest Hemingway, and two rousing speeches from recipients of the Profile in Courage Award.