Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, Hardcover, Memorial Edition

Special Forward by Robert F. Kennedy

Like new condition - very clean. Dust jacket has wear along bottom edge. Cover has one bumped corner. Stored in a non-smoking home.

Synopsis:

John F. Kennedy's election to the House in 1946 and the Senate in 1952 gave him personal experience in dealing with the conflicting pressures that legislators face. When Kennedy took a leave of absence from the Senate in 1954 to recover from back surgery, it gave him the opportunity to study the topic of political courage. The project resulted in the publication of Profiles in Courage, which focuses on the careers of eight Senators whom Kennedy felt had shown great courage under enormous pressure from their parties and their constituents.