Profiles in Courage for Our Time

by Kennedy, Caroline

• ISBN13: 9780786867936
• ISBN10: 0786867930
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

Nearly half a century after then-Senator John F. Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Profiles in Courage, his masterful portrait of American heroes, the words politician and courage are rarely uttered in the same breath. But, as this celebration of modern political bravery amply demonstrates, there are countless examples of heroism among todays elected officials. Profiles in Courage for Our Time pays tribute to 13 such heroes, each a recipient of the prestigious Profile in Courage award. The essays authors are as noteworthy as their subjects: Anna Quindlen writes about Governor James Florios passing of the strictest gun control law in the nation; Al Hunt details James Feingold and John McCains efforts to reform political finance.

Author Biography

Caroline Kennedy is the editor of the New York Times bestselling The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and co-author of The Right to Privacy and In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action. She serves as president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Carl Elliott, Sr.	p. 9
Charles Longstreet Weltner	p. 31
Lowell Weicker, Jr.	p. 53
James Florio	p. 69
Henry B. Gonzalez	p. 89
Michael L. Synar	p. 109
Corkin Cherubini	p. 141
Charles Price	p. 157
Nickolas C. Murnion	p. 175
The Irish Peacemakers	p. 206
John McCain and Russell Feingold	p. 249
Hilda Solis	p. 269
Gerald R. Ford	p. 293
John Lewis	p. 319
Profile in Courage Award 2002: Heroes of September 11 Dean Koldenhoven Kofi Annan	p. 345
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