Barack Obama will be awarded for his courage

Mar 09, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
The erstwhile United States President Barack Obama was recently named this year’s winner of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s “Profile in Courage” award, an annual honor for leaders who stand up to political opponents. We also learn that the museum cited Obama’s signature healthcare reform law, which the incumbent United Sates President has vowed to repeal and replace, and cited restoration of diplomatic ties with Cuba and also the Paris climate change deal as key reasons for his selection. President Obama has embodied the definition of courage throughout his two terms in office. He represented all Americans with decency, integrity, and an unshakeable commitment to the greater good.
The award takes its name from Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book about eight U.S. Senators who took principled stands on unpopular issues. Previous winners include former presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, Gabrielle Giffords, the former United States representative who left Congress after a gunman shot her in the head and John McCain, the U.S. senator and former prisoner of war. Mr. Obama will receive the award in a ceremony at the waterfront of the Boston Kennedy library in May this year.
Rooplall Dudhnath

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