Profiles in Courage

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Profiles in Courage is a 1956 Pulitzer Prize–winning book by John F. Kennedy that recounts the acts of political bravery of eight U.S. senators who chose principle over popularity.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
adaptedAs television series ⓘ
associatedWith John F. Kennedy presidential image ⓘ
United States Senate history ⓘ
author John F. Kennedy ⓘ
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography ⓘ
awardYear 1957 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describes Edward Everett ⓘ
surface form: Daniel Webster

Edmund G. Ross ⓘ
George W. Norris ⓘ
John Quincy Adams ⓘ
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar ⓘ
Robert A. Taft ⓘ
Sam Houston ⓘ
Thomas Hart Benton ⓘ
genre biographical literature ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
political literature ⓘ
hasPart chapter on Daniel Webster ⓘ
chapter on Edmund G. Ross ⓘ
chapter on George Norris ⓘ
chapter on John Quincy Adams ⓘ
chapter on Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar ⓘ
chapter on Robert A. Taft ⓘ
chapter on Sam Houston ⓘ
chapter on Thomas Hart Benton ⓘ
influenced Profiles in Courage self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Profiles in Courage Award
language English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification E176 .K4 ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of eight U.S. senators as examples of courage ⓘ
oclcNumber 234214 ⓘ
originalTitle Profiles in Courage self-link ⓘ
pageCount approximately 266 ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
publicationDate 1956 ⓘ
publisher Harper & Brothers ⓘ
setting United States Senate ⓘ
subject United States Senate ⓘ
surface form: U.S. senators

political courage ⓘ
televisionAdaptationYear 1964 ⓘ
theme choosing principle over popularity ⓘ
moral integrity in politics ⓘ
political risk ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed 19th century U.S. politics ⓘ
early 20th century U.S. politics ⓘ

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Caroline Kennedy → notableWork → Profiles in Courage ⓘ
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George W. Norris → describedIn → Profiles in Courage ⓘ
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