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Mike Pence to Receive 2025 JFK Profile in Courage Award

The former vice president is being honored for certifying the 2020 election results during the Capitol attack, a decision that upheld democratic principles despite significant personal and political risks.

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Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the Republican Jewish Coalition's Annual Leadership Summit at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on October 28, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Overview

  • The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced that Mike Pence will receive the 2025 Profile in Courage Award for his actions on January 6, 2021.
  • Pence certified the 2020 presidential election results despite pressure from Donald Trump and threats from rioters during the Capitol attack.
  • Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg praised Pence’s decision as a profound act of political courage that safeguarded the constitutional transfer of power.
  • The award recognizes public servants who make principled decisions of conscience, regardless of personal or professional consequences.
  • The award ceremony will take place on May 4, 2025, at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts.