John Quincy Adams & Sam Houston were 2 of the 8 brave senators JFK wrote about in this Pulitzer-winning 1956 book
The book profiles senators who defied the 
opinions of their party and ... John F. Kennedy is credited as the author, although 
the extent of his... [DOC] [TLE] About the Book - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum [PAR] Other often quoted excerpts from President Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning ... 
John Quincy Adams came to the Senate as a Massachusetts Federalist in ... Sam 
Houston earned his place in Profiles in Courage by his refusal to ... Houston's 
constituents were furious and rumors of his political demise were ... Chapter VIII.