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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart mentioned the title while debating whether a work like it could be produced in today's political climate, noting that it was authored by Kennedy and questioning its contemporary readership. He highlighted the book's historic prestige but expressed doubt about its appeal to modern readers.
Episode: All the President’s Tools
The hosts discussed whether a book like Profiles in Courage could be written in today's political climate, noting that Kennedy originally authored it and questioning whether anyone would read such a work now.
Given the current state of politics, could a book like Profiles in Courage even be written today? First of all, it could absolutely be written. I think the problem with books is not if they can be written, it's if anybody's going to read them. And I have no idea what profiles. Yeah. I mean, and by the way, to think that Profiles in Courage, written by Jeff, we have a tendency to lionize and with glossy haze, look back. John F. Kennedy wrote that book.
Episode: Are You There, Congress? with Reps. Brian Fitzpatr...
Jon Stewart noted that before becoming president, Kennedy wrote the book "Profiles in Courage," which recounts the brave actions of eight American figures and references 175 years of U.S. history.
When John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States of America, before he was president, he wrote a book called Profiles in Courage after 175 years of American history. There was only eight people in that book.
