Who is the only US President to win a Pulitzer Prize?

Answer 1

John F. Kennedy was the first and only US President to win a Pulitzer Prize. He received the award in 1957 for his biography of eight politically courageous Senators in Profiles in Courage.

Answer 2

John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for Profiles in Courage, his biography of eight US Senators.

1. John Quincy Adams (F-MA), for breaking away from the Federalist Party.
2. Daniel Webster (W-MA), for speaking in favor of the Compromise of 1850.
3. Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO), for staying in the Democratic Party despite his opposition to the extension of slavery in the territories.
4. Sam Houston (D-TX), for speaking against the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and for opposing Texas' secession from the Union.
5. Edmund G. Ross (R-KS), for voting for acquittal in the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial. As a result of Ross's vote, along with those of six other Republicans, Johnson's presidency was saved, and the stature of the office was preserved.
6. Lucius Lamar (D-MS), for eulogizing Charles Sumner on the Senate Floor and other efforts to mend ties between the North and South during Reconstruction, and for his principled opposition to the Bland-Allison Act to permit free coinage of silver.
7. George Norris (R-NE), for opposing Joseph Gurney Cannon's autocratic power as Speaker of the House, for speaking out against arming U.S. merchant ships during the United States' neutral period in World War I, and for supporting the Presidential Campaign of Democrat Al Smith.
8. Robert A. Taft (R-OH), for criticizing the Nuremberg Trials for trying Nazi war criminals under what Taft considered ex post facto laws.

Answer 3

President John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 in Biography for Profiles in Courage, a book of eight vignettes of US Senators Kennedy believed had shown extraordinary political courage.

Some of the Senators were better known for other accomplishments: John Q. Adams became President; Daniel Webster was also a brilliant lawyer; Lucius Lamar became a US Supreme Court justice; but others, like Thomas Hart Benton, Sam Houston, Edmund Ross, George Norris and Robert A. Taft made their greatest mark as Senators.

A quote from the Profiles in Courage:

"In a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "holds office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve."

Answer 4

The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in 1917, established as the result of a provision in Joseph Pulitzer's will that sought to recognize excellence in two broad categories: Journalism and Letters, Drama and Music.

The first year, the board only awarded four prizes:

Reporting: Herbert Bayard Swope, New York World, for an extended series entitled "Inside the German Empire."

Editorial Writing: New York Tribune, for an editorial on the first anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania.

History: With Americans of Past and Present Daysby His Excellency J.J. Jusserand

Biography: Julia Ward Howe by Laura E. Richards and Maude Howe Elliott assisted by Florence Howe Hall (Houghton)

There were no winners in the categories of Public Service, Novels, or Drama.

Answer 5

Future-President John F. Kennedy was a Senator from Massachusetts when he wrote and published the 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Profiles in Courage, eight vignettes of US Senators he considered he considered to be politically courageous.

Answer 6

John F. Kennedy is the only US President to win a Pulitzer Prize, which he was awarded posthumously in 1957 for his book "Profiles in Courage."

Answer 7

Only one, President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy won the Pulitzer in 1957 for his biography of eight great Senators in the book Profiles in Courage.