Profiles in Courage
John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy
Mass Market Paperback
(Scholastic Book Services, March 15, 1964)
From the Foreword of this Memorial Edition (written by Robert F Kennedy): "Courage is the virtue that President Kennedy most admired. He sought out those people who had demonstrated in some way, whether it was on a battlefield or a baseball diamond, in a speech or fighting for a cause, that they had courage, that they would stand up, that they could be counted on. That is why this book so fitted his personality, his beliefs. It is a study of men who, at risk to themselves, their futures, even the well-being of their children, stood fast for principle. It was toward that ideal that he modeled his life. And this in time gave heart to others..."