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JFK's PT boat is rammed by a Japanese destroyer. Under his leadership, most of the crew is eventually rescued. JFK receives the Purple Heart for his heroics.
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JFK defeats Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. to win election to the United States Senate. In the presidential election, Dwight Eisenhower and his running mate, Richard Nixon, defeat Adlai Stevenson.
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Profiles in Courage is a history of heroic American senators. In fact, the book is largely written by his speechwriter, Theodore Sorensen. It won a Pulitzer Prize.
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