Carl Elliott
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Carl Atwood Elliott was a U.S. representative from the U.S. state of Alabama. A New Deal Democrat, He was elected to eight consecutive terms, having served from 1949 to 1965.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of Congress. Left to right: Representative Phil M. Landrum (Georgia); Representative James William Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); President Kennedy; Representative Carl Elliott (Alabama); Representative Stanley R. Tupper (Maine). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Profile in Courage Award
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The Profile in Courage Award is a private award created by the Kennedy family to recognize displays of courage similar to those John F. Kennedy originally described in his book of the same name. It is
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…American Library Association Honorary Membership. In 1990, Elliott received new recognition of his achievements when he became the first recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award; the second in 1991 was U.S. Representative Charles Weltner, a civil rights advocate from Georgia. In the twilight of his life, he received long-sought…
The Profile in Courage Award presented to Gerald Ford by Ted Kennedy in 2001