Words Matter Library: Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy

Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

As the United States Senate prepares for the Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump, we once again put then-Senator John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning book into the Words Matter Library. Profiles in Courage chronicles acts of bravery and integrity by 8 United States Senators. Caroline Kennedy and the late John F. Kennedy Jr. narrate the story of leaders who defied their party and their constituents to do what they felt was right and as a result suffered severe criticism and significant losses. History will be watching to see if there are any modern examples of political courage left in Washington. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Words Matter with Katie Barlow and Joe Lockhart.
0:12.2	This is the Words Matter Library.
0:14.0	Today I want to talk to you about one of the most important books in my life.
0:20.4	It's a book that is shaped the way I think about the world and who I am as a professional
0:24.3	and as a person.
0:25.9	Profiles and Courage by John F. Kennedy.
0:28.7	We thanks to our friends at Audible.
0:30.2	A version of this amazing title is now available, narrated by Caroline Kennedy and her late
0:34.8	brother, John F. Kennedy Jr.
0:37.9	Profiles and Courage is the 1957 Pulitzer Prize winning collection of short biographies,
0:43.2	describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators.
0:48.4	The book profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and their constituents
0:52.6	to do what they felt was right and as a result suffered severe criticism and significant
0:57.2	losses.
0:58.7	By way of background, I grew up in suburban New York City in the 1970s and 80s.
1:02.6	My parents taught me the importance of history and the value of public service.
1:07.0	Politics in our house was seen as a noble profession.
1:10.2	From a very early age, President Kennedy loomed large in my world.
1:13.8	One of my earliest memories was a five-year-old.
1:16.5	When my maternal grandfather gave me a record of President Kennedy's greatest speeches,
1:20.9	Courage was always the hallmark of the Kennedy legacy.
1:24.4	Accepting the Democratic nomination for President and Los Angeles in 1960, then Senator
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