Introduction / Caroline Kennedy -- Carl Elliott, Sr. / Michael Beschloss -- Charles Longstreet Weltner / Bill Kovach -- Lowell Weicker, Jr. / E.J. Dionne -- James Florio / Anna Quindlen -- Henry B. Gonzalez / Pete Hamill -- Michael L. Synar / Steven V. Roberts -- Corkin Cherubini / Marian Wright Edelman -- Charles Price / Maryanne Vollers -- Nicholas C. Murnion / Ron Suskind -- The Irish peacemakers / Michael Daly -- John McCain and Russell Feingold / Albert R. Hunt -- Hilda Solis / Anthony Walton -- Gerald R. Ford / Bob Woodward -- John Lewis / Teresa Carpenter -- Profile in Courage Award 2002: Heroes of September 11 -- Dean Koldenhoven -- Kofi Annan / Caroline Kennedy.
Summary
Thirteen essays written by notable authors and honoring modern-day political heroes pay tribute to recipients of the Profile in Courage award in a collection that includes Anna Quindlen on James Florio and Bob Woodward on Gerald Ford.
