In various editions, John Kennedy's Profiles in Courage went through 65 printings, sold more than 3,000,000 copies, and hit the bestseller list during three distinct periods: right after it was written, when he was a Senator; after he was elected President; and after his assassination. Now a memorial edition seems likely to keep the book in the No. 1 spot for quite a while, and not least of all because of a brother's-eye-view foreword by Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Excerpts:
"President Kennedy would be 47 in May. At least one-half of the days that he spent on this earth were...