Former Vice President Mike Pence received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston on Sunday night “for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer

"By God’s grace I did my duty that day to support the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States of America,” former vice president says.

Pence received the JFK Profile in Courage Award "for ensuring the peaceful transfer of power" on January 6, 2021, per the JFK Presidential Library.