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- GLC#
- GLC02530.01
- Type
- Books & pamphlets
- Date
- 1956
- Author/Creator
- Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)
- Title
- Profiles in Courage
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 1 v. : xix, 266 p. , 2 p. of plates ; 21.5 x 15 cm.
- Primary time period
- 1945 to the Present
First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed "To Sam Houston Allred - a distinguished bearer of a great Texas name -" and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and integrity of eight past senators. Kennedy's close aide Ted Sorenson did most of the research and writing. Accompanied a letter from Dave Allred, Sam's brother, explaining how he got the autographed book and indicating he was sending it to Sam (See GLC02530.02).
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