2014 John F. Kennedy Profile
in Courage Award Ceremony
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Events-and-Awards/PICA2014.aspx
2014 John F. Kennedy Profile
in Courage Award™ ceremony
A Special Webcast
May 4, 2014 11:00 AM
This special webcast of
the 2014 John F. Kennedy Profile in
Courage Award™ ceremony honors Former
President George H. W. Bush in recognition of the political courage he demonstrated
as President when he agreed to a 1990 budget compromise which reversed his 1988
campaign pledge not to raise taxes and put his re-election prospects at risk,
and Paul W. Bridges, former mayor of Uvalda, Georgia, for risking his mayoral
career with his decision to publicly oppose a controversial immigration law in
Georgia.
The prestigious award for
political courage, will be presented by Jack Schlossberg, President Kennedy’s
grandson, at a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
in Boston.
Profile in Courage Award
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Events-and-Awards/Profile-in-Courage-Award.aspx
The John F. Kennedy Profile
in Courage Award® is the nation's most prestigious honor for public servants.
Throughout his political
career, President Kennedy inspired people to work for the benefit of their
communities, their country, and their world. He believed that each person can
make a difference, and that everyone should try. In particular, he wanted to
restore a belief in politics as a noble profession and a calling to public
service.
The 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.
The award is named for
President Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer prize-winning book, Profiles in Courage,
which recounts the stories of eight U.S. Senators who risked their
careers by embracing unpopular positions for the greater good.
The Profile in Courage Award
seeks to make Americans aware of the courageous acts of their public servants,
and to encourage elected officials to choose the public interest over
partisanship – to do what is right, rather than what is expedient.
The award is presented
annually to a public official or officials at the federal, state or local level
whose actions demonstrate the qualities of politically courageous leadership in
the spirit of Profiles in Courage.
The Profile in Courage Award
is administered by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. A distinguished
bipartisan committee named by the Foundation reviews all nominations, and selects
the recipient or recipients of the award.
The award is presented each
May at a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in
connection with the observance of President Kennedy’s May 29 birthday. The
award is represented by a sterling silver lantern, modeled after the lantern on
the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. The
lantern was designed by Edwin Schlossberg and crafted by Tiffany & Co.
This Sunday at 11:00 a.m., watch
live as President Kennedy's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, honors the recipients of
the 2014 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award:
Former President George H. W. Bush in recognition of the political courage he demonstrated
when he agreed to a 1990 budget compromise that reversed his 1988 campaign
pledge not to raise taxes and put his re-election prospects at risk. Bush's
granddaughter, Lauren Bush Lauren, will accept the award on her grandfather's behalf.
Paul W. Bridges, former mayor of Uvalda, Georgia, for risking his mayoral career with his
decision to publicly oppose a controversial immigration law in Georgia.
John Schlossberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schlossberg
John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg (born January 19, 1993),
known as "Jack", is the son of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy and a member
of the Kennedy family. He is an undergraduate student at Yale University
where he writes for the student newspapers.
photos
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Lauren Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bush
http://www.inc.com/donna-fenn/lauren-bush-lauren-feed-fashioning-social-enterprise.html
photos
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