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Profiles in Courage

Decisive Moments in the Lives of Celebrated Americans
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1955
Harper & Brothers

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  • A collage in which a photograph of Blanche Ames Ames is superimposed on a photograph of John F. Kennedy.
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    How John F. Kennedy Fell for the Lost Cause

    And the grandmother who wouldn’t let him get away with it.
    by Jordan Virtue via The Atlantic on November 13, 2023
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    J.F.K.’s “Profiles in Courage” Has a Racism Problem. What Should We Do About It?

    Kennedy defined courage as a willingness to take an unpopular stand in service of a larger, higher cause. But what cause?
    by Nicholas Lemann via The New Yorker on July 23, 2020

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We Need a New Museum that Tells Us How We Came to Believe What We Believe

The answers are just as important as the stories that our history books tell.
by T. J. Stiles via HNN on August 27, 2017
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