John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

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award political award

The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award is an American honor presented by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to public officials who demonstrate exceptional political courage and integrity.

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Label	Occurrences
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award canonical	5
Profile in Courage Award	3
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award (as part of a group of governors for education reform, context-dependent)	1
Profiles in Courage Award (shared, 2001, as part of Clinton Cabinet for budget compromise)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855075 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
Context triple: [John Lewis, awardReceived, John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award]

A. Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation to individuals who have made significant contributions to the cause of freedom and democracy worldwide.
B. Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service
The Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to public life and the common good, in the spirit of President Woodrow Wilson’s legacy.
C. Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award is a literary prize honoring books that reflect Robert F. Kennedy’s concerns for social justice, human rights, and the power of individual action.
D. Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is an honor recognizing individuals who have made exceptional contributions to humanitarian causes and public service.
E. Jefferson Award for Public Service
The Jefferson Award for Public Service is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals and organizations for outstanding community and public service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
Target entity description: The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award is an American honor presented by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to public officials who demonstrate exceptional political courage and integrity.

A. Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation to individuals who have made significant contributions to the cause of freedom and democracy worldwide.
B. Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service
The Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to public life and the common good, in the spirit of President Woodrow Wilson’s legacy.
C. Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award is a literary prize honoring books that reflect Robert F. Kennedy’s concerns for social justice, human rights, and the power of individual action.
D. Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is an honor recognizing individuals who have made exceptional contributions to humanitarian causes and public service.
E. Jefferson Award for Public Service
The Jefferson Award for Public Service is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals and organizations for outstanding community and public service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	award ⓘ political award ⓘ
administeredBy	John F. Kennedy Library Foundation ⓘ
associatedWith	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party Kennedy family ⓘ
awardedFor	acts of conscience in public office ⓘ exceptional political courage ⓘ putting principle above politics ⓘ risking career or popularity for the public interest ⓘ
category	American political awards ⓘ awards established in 1990 ⓘ
ceremonyVenue	John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum ⓘ
commemorates	legacy of John F. Kennedy ⓘ values expressed in Profiles in Courage ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibility	current and former public officials ⓘ officials at local, state, or national level ⓘ public officials ⓘ
evaluationCriteria	demonstrated conscience and integrity ⓘ long-term benefit to the public interest ⓘ political risk taken ⓘ
field	politics ⓘ public service ⓘ
firstAwarded	1990 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	civic award ⓘ
hasComponent	Profile in Courage Essay Contest for high school students ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
honors	integrity in public service ⓘ political courage ⓘ
inspiredBy	Profiles in Courage ⓘ
location	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
mottoOrTheme	political courage ⓘ
namedAfter	John F. Kennedy ⓘ
notableRecipient	Barack Obama ⓘ George H. W. Bush ⓘ Gerald R. Ford ⓘ linked to: Gerald Ford John McCain ⓘ Kofi Annan ⓘ Mitt Romney ⓘ
presentedBy	John F. Kennedy Library Foundation ⓘ
relatedTo	John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum ⓘ Profiles in Courage (book) ⓘ linked to: Profiles in Courage
scope	national ⓘ
selectionBy	committee ⓘ distinguished bipartisan committee ⓘ
sponsor	John F. Kennedy Library Foundation ⓘ
symbolizes	moral leadership in public life ⓘ
typicalDate	around May each year ⓘ
website	https://www.jfklibrary.org ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Lewis → awardReceived → John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ⓘ

Nancy Pelosi → awardReceived → John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ⓘ

John Lewis → awardReceived → John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ⓘ

subject linked to: John

William G. Milliken → awardReceived → John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ⓘ

subject linked to: William G. Milliken, Governor of Michigan

Olympia Snowe → awardReceived → John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ⓘ

Thomas Slade Gorton III → awardReceived → Profile in Courage Award ⓘ

subject linked to: Thomas