"Which major political figure won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1957book ""Profiles in Courage?"
Profiles in Courage (TV series) Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television. Profiles in Courage (TV series) Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965 (Sundays, 6:30-7:30pm, Eastern). The series was based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Profiles in Courage" by U.S. President John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated the year before. The series lasted for 26 episodes, each of which would feature a figure from American History who took a stand during a critical moment in the nation's history that was considered unpopular at the time. Seven
Profiles in Courage its release on January 1, 1956, "Profiles in Courage" became a best seller. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957, even though it was not one of the finalists forwarded to the Pulitzer Prize board from the selection committee. Kennedy's father Joseph asked columnist Arthur Krock, his political adviser and a longtime member of the prize board, to persuade others to vote for it. The book returned to the bestseller lists in 1961 after Kennedy became president and 1963 after he was assassinated. "Profiles in Courage" was made into a television series of the same name that