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Profiles in Courage: Memorial Edition With a Special Foreword By Robert F. Kennedy

by John F. Kennedy

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N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1964. Hard Cover/No Jacket. Good/No Jacket. Fine. Good/no Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.287 with index. "This book is not just the 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" (RFK) clean tight copy covers show slightly bumped corners and top/bottom spine with slight rubbing. former owner name on frontpiece.

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Profiles in Courage was written by John F. Kennedy when the iconic U.S. President was still a senator. The Pulitzer Prize-winning volume of short biographies tells of eight United States Senators who shown great courage under enormous pressure from their parties and their constituents. Among Kennedy’s featured senators were: John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, Sam Houston, Edmund G. Ross, Lucius Lamar, George Norris, and Robert A. Taft. While these Senators suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity because of their actions, their stories are used to illustrate the principles and virtues that Kennedy believed were required of Americans in a century of progress.   Profiles in Courage hit the bestsellers list three times: when JFK was an up-and-coming Senator in the late 1950s; after he was elected President in 1960-61; and following his assassination in 1963-64. The book led to the creation of the “Profiles in Courage” award,  an annual award made to recognize displays of moral and political courage similar to those that Kennedy profiled.

Read More: Identifying first editions of Profiles in Courage: Memorial Edition With a Special Foreword By Robert F. Kennedy

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Title
Profiles in Courage: Memorial Edition With a Special Foreword By Robert F. Kennedy
Author
John F. Kennedy
Format/Binding
Hard Cover/No Jacket
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Used - Good
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Hardcover
Publisher
Harper & Row
Place of Publication
N.Y.
Date Published
1964
Keywords
U.S.A. POLITICS
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