California State Senator Hilda Solis overcame the strong opposition of a former governor and the California business community to win environmental protections for minority communities. Arguing that
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President Gerald Ford was honored for his courage in making a controversial decision of conscience to pardon former President Richard M. Nixon. On September 8, 1974, President Ford granted a “full
Congressman John Lewis was honored with an unprecedented Profile in Courage Award for Lifetime Achievement for his extraordinary courage, leadership and commitment to civil rights. Congressman Lewis’
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was honored for his political courage and diplomatic integrity amid controversy and conflict that has redefined the role of the United Nations worldwide. This award
In Profiles in Courage, President Kennedy told the stories of eight United States senators who risked their careers by standing up for particular ideals or principles, even when constituents or
John F. Kennedy had long been interested in the topic of political courage, beginning with his senior thesis at Harvard. The thesis, later published as Why England Slept, was a study of the failure of
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida were honored with a special International Profile in Courage Award for working to improve relations between their countries despite domestic opposition stemming from historical issues.
B. Marc Allen Former President Boeing International and Chief Strategy Officer, The Boeing Company David Axelrod Political Strategist and founder of the Institute of Politics at The University of
2024 Profile in Courage Award The 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ® will be presented to Kentucky Secretary of State Michael G. Adams (R) for expanding voting rights and standing up for
Former Elections Department employee, Fulton County, Georgia
On June 9, 2024, Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg will present the Profile in Courage Award ® in a live-streamed ceremony. We invite you to join us from wherever you are to celebrate
Secretary of State
"For the scientist, the moment is the Nobel or the Lasker; for the journalist, the Pulitzer; the actor, the Oscar. For those in government, it is the Kennedy." - Governor Lowell Weicker
The John F
The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award® was created in 1989 by members of President Kennedy's family to honor President John F. Kennedy and to recognize and celebrate the quality of political courage that he admired most.