Profiles In Courage; Special Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy
by Kennedy, John F. [Sargent Shriver]
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About This Item
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009) founded the Special Olympics in 1968. In 1953, she married Sargent Shriver, who became an active member of the Kennedy administration and Democratic nominee for vice president in 1972. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984 for her work on behalf of children with disabilities. She passed away in 2009.
Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12443
- Title
- Profiles In Courage; Special Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy
- Author
- Kennedy, John F. [Sargent Shriver]
- Illustrator
- Deluxe Memorial Edition of Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, signed by members of the Shriver family, including Sargent Sh
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Deluxe Memorial Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Profiles in Courage Kennedy, The Enemy Within Kennedy, Thirteen Days Kennedy, To Seek A Newer World, The Pursuit of Justice Kennedy, Just Friends and Brave Enemies, Promises to Keep Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and His times Schlesinger, Profiles in Coura
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