![]() ![]() ![]() But if the rumors surrounding authorship of Profiles in Courage were proven to be true prior to his ascendance to the Presidency, there might have been no brief and shining moment in America called Camelot. Kennedy argues that the preeminent value of a senator is political courage, which he defines from drawing. And he did indeed work for a time as a journalist, and brought a measures of erudition, wit, and charm to his speeches. Through four parts, the author, President John F. Still, Jack Kennedy the writer is part of the Kennedy narrative that helped propel his political career. Furthermore, the role of Ted Sorensen in drafting the main chapters in the book was never acknowledged by Kennedy’s inner circle, and Kennedy himself was hyper-sensitive until his dying day about rumors that cast doubt on his ownership of Profiles in Courage. ![]() Kennedy got his wish four years later, when his book Profiles in Courage was awarded the Pulitzer for biography-even though it wasn’t among the finalists for the prize. Kennedy confided to author Margaret Coit shortly after his election to the Senate in 1953. “I’d rather win a Pulitzer Prize than be President of the United States,” John F. ![]()
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