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"This is a book about the most admirable of human virtues—courage. 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States senators and the grace with which they endured them."— John F. Kennedy
During 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U. S. senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes included John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft.
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage—now featuring a new Introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's Foreword written for the 1964 memorial edition—resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. It is, as Robert Kennedy writes, "not just 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."
An interesting historical note...
This book was partly ghostwritten by Ted Sorenson, one of JFK's aides and speechwriter who also helped to draft the letter to Nikita Khrushchev that diffused the Cuban Missile Crisis. Mr. Sorenson passed away at age 82 on October 31, 2010.
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