
Perfiles de Coraje
Author: John F. Kennedy
Narrator: Horacio Mancilla
Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
Published: 07/12/2016

Author: John F. Kennedy
Narrator: Horacio Mancilla
Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
Published: 07/12/2016
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) was president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. At forty-three, he was the youngest man ever elected to the Oval Office and the first Roman Catholic president.
"One man with courage is a majority." - President Andrew Jackson This book is primarily about eight U.S. Senators, from John Quincy Adams (D/R) serving 1803-1808 to Robert A. Taft (R) serving 1939-1953. Men who, with the risk of their own personal condemnation and defying the odds, would vote on or ba......more
When I first read it as an impressionable teen, “Profiles In Courage" was an uplifting book, a well-researched, well-written history of 8 Americans of varying political affiliations who demonstrated astounding integrity in their day. But given today's preponderance of craven lockstep loyalty in DC,......more
This is a deeply problematic book, and the fact that it is so widely lauded as a classic by many very intelligent people is a sign that our political ideals are based more on the idea of winning some game than of producing the best outcome for our country. Although it's not entirely untrue that some......more
Kennedy was, and still is, many things to many people, but one of his aspects that doesn't get as much attention as it should is his writing. Profiles in Courage is a focused review of eight Senators in US history, chronicling instances where that man defied the pressures of various forces - his par......more