BOSTON — President John Kennedy’s only surviving child is celebrating what would have been his 95th birthday this month by honoring three Iowa judges who were ousted after the court unanimously decided to legalize same-sex marriages.
Caroline Kennedy also will recognize the U.S. ambassador to Syria who ignored repeated death threats to support opponents of President Bashar Assad’s regime.
Kennedy heads the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, which promotes the late president’s memory and legacy. She is set to present the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award today to former Iowa Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and Justices David Baker and Michael Streit, all of whom were pushed off the bench in a 2010 retention vote that capped a contentious campaign.
“The three judges are interesting and courageous on many levels,” Kennedy said. “… Like many of the people who get this award, they don’t consider that they are doing anything particularly courageous; they just feel they’re doing what’s right; they’re doing their job.”
Today’s ceremony is at the JFK Library and Museum.
