The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage will be awarded to former Vice President Mike Pence for certifying the 2020 election results in spite of President Donald Trump’s calls to remain in power. 

“Despite our political differences, it is hard to imagine an act of greater consequence than Vice President Pence’s decision to certify the 2020 presidential election during an attack on the U.S. Capitol,” the John F. Kennedy Foundation’s Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg said in a statement. “Upholding his oath to the Constitution and following his conscience, the Vice President put his life, career, and political future on the line.”