Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
Contents
Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy -- Courage and politics -- Time and the place: John Quincy Adams -- Time and the place: Daniel Webster -- Thomas Hart Benton -- Sam Houston -- Time and the place: Edmund G. Ross -- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar -- Time and the place: George Norris -- Robert A. Taft -- Other men of political courage -- Meaning of courage -- About John F. Kennedy.