2014 Profile in Courage Award Ceremony

Former President George H. W. Bush was honored with the prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™ on May 4, 2014 by Jack Schlossberg at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum 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, accepted the award on behalf of the former President. Paul W. Bridges, former mayor of Uvalda, Georgia, was also named a Profile in Courage Award recipient for risking his mayoral career with his decision to publicly oppose a controversial immigration law in Georgia. In addition, Ben Wolman, a freshman at Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. Copyright: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation