[273] Reviewers Anita Gates[274] and Terry Kelleher[275] believed Hennessy brought "elegance" to the role while Steve Oxman panned the performance: "Hennessy simply doesn't possess the right natural grace. [230], Jaclyn Smith portrays Kennedy in the 1981 television film Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, depicting Kennedy's life until the end of the JFK presidency. The marriage brought her considerable adverse publicity. [163][164], During their marriage, the couple inhabited six different residences: her 15-room Fifth Avenue apartment in Manhattan, her horse farm in New Jersey, his Avenue Foch apartment in Paris, his private island Skorpios, his house in Athens, and his yacht Christina O. Kennedy ensured that her children continued a connection with the Kennedy family by having Ted Kennedy visit them often.[165][which?] [13] In addition to the random "man on the street" vignettes, she sometimes sought interviews with people of interest, such as six-year-old Tricia Nixon. [54] The wedding dress was designed by Ann Lowe of New York City, and is now housed in the Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Great! [302][303] Goodwin used intimate photos to better portray Kennedy and was concerned "to do her justice and to play her as accurately as possible without ever doing an impression of her". [48] Kennedy was busy running for the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts; the relationship grew more serious and he proposed to her after the November election. [61] At the time, she and John were campaigning for his re-election to the Senate, and they posed with their infant daughter for the cover of the April 21, 1958 issue of Life magazine.[65][b][which?] [189][191] She began chemotherapy in January 1994 and publicly announced the diagnosis, stating that the initial prognosis was good. If I were under any illusions about what we were doing, seeing her in that iconic moment was, I would say, sobering. [13] He gave her a stable environment and the pampered childhood she never would have experienced otherwise. To many of us it is one of the most exciting developments on the present American cultural scene." [188], In November 1993, Jacqueline was thrown from her horse while participating in a fox hunt in Middleburg, Virginia, and was taken to the hospital to be examined. [189][191] The following night at 10:15 p.m., she died in her sleep in her Manhattan apartment at age 64. The results of her work are still visible in Lafayette Square, across from the White House in Washington, DC. She began taking lessons in French. We'll never post without your permission. [187] In her memoir Living History, Clinton wrote that Onassis was "a source of inspiration and advice for me". Often referred to as the "berry brooch," the two-fruit cluster brooch of strawberries made of rubies with stems and leaves of diamonds, designed by French jeweler Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co., was personally selected and given to her by her husband several days prior to his inauguration in January 1961. [89] Kennedy initiated a Congressional bill establishing that White House furnishings would be the property of the Smithsonian Institution rather than available to departing ex-presidents to claim as their own. She also covered the first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Jacqueline started her first job in the fall of 1951 as the "Inquiring Camera Girl" for the Washington Times-Herald newspaper. Privately, she worried about his safety; she believed that Bobby was more disliked than her husband had been and that there was "so much hatred" in the United States. More than any other First Lady, her style was copied by commercial manufacturers and a large segment of young women. [87][88] One of her unrealized goals was to found a Department of the Arts, but she did contribute to the establishment of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, established during Johnson's tenure. 1: Smile. [13][34] Due to her dislike of Vassar's location in Poughkeepsie, she did not take an active part in its social life and instead traveled back to Manhattan for the weekends. [46][47], Bouvier and U.S. Representative John F. Kennedy belonged to the same social circle and were formally introduced by a mutual friend, journalist Charles L. Bartlett, at a dinner party in May 1952. [21] As a presidential couple, the Kennedys differed from the Eisenhowers by their political affiliation, youth, and their relationship with the media. [42] He recalled, "I remember her as this very attractive, cute-as-hell girl, and all the guys in the newsroom giving her a good look. After Jacqueline's husband was pronounced dead, she refused to remove her blood-stained clothing and reportedly regretted having washed the blood off her face and hands, explaining to Lady Bird Johnson that she wanted "them to see what they have done to Jack". Kennedy wore jewelry designed by Van Cleef & Arpels throughout the 1950s,[225] 1960s[225] and 1970s; her sentimental favorite was the Van Cleef & Arpels wedding ring given to her by President Kennedy. A swollen lymph node was discovered in her groin, which was initially diagnosed by the doctor to be caused by an infection. [74][75] Jacqueline subsequently participated in the campaign by writing a weekly syndicated newspaper column, Campaign Wife, answering correspondence, and giving interviews to the media. [115] Johnson's biographer Robert Caro wrote that Johnson wanted Jacqueline to be present at his swearing-in in order to demonstrate the legitimacy of his presidency to JFK loyalists and to the world at large. After a visit to the White House, the world-renowned violinist Isaac Stern wrote to Mrs. Kennedy to thank her. [198] In 2011, she was ranked in fifth place in a list of the five most influential First Ladies of the twentieth century for her "profound effect on American society". Growing Up Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929, in Southampton, New York. There'll be great presidents again ... but there will never be another Camelot. [311], Natalie Portman portrays Kennedy in the 2016 film Jackie, set during the JFK presidency and the immediate aftermath of the assassination. [224] She wore Schlumberger's gold and enamel bracelets so frequently in the early and mid-1960s that the press called them "Jackie bracelets"; she also favored his white enamel and gold "banana" earrings. [13][130][131][132] In the winter following the assassination, she and the children stayed at Averell Harriman's home in Georgetown. [60] Additionally, Jacqueline suffered a miscarriage in 1955 and in August 1956 gave birth to a stillborn daughter, Arabella. [87] To solve the funding problem, a White House guidebook was published, sales of which were used for the restoration. [112], The President was rushed for the 3.8 mile trip to Parkland Hospital. Among those she interviewed for her column was Richard M. Nixon. Kenneth O'Donnell remembered that "the size of the crowd was twice as big" when she accompanied her husband; he also recalled her as "always cheerful and obliging". Jacqueline Kennedy captivated the nation and the rest of the world with her intelligence, beauty, and grace. [204], Kennedy is seen as being customary in her role as First Lady,[205][206] though Magill argues her life was validation that "fame and celebrity" changed the way First Ladies are evaluated historically. "[254] Half of Downey's wardrobe was designed by Shelley Komarov[255] and Downey stated that though she had long harbored "great respect and admiration" for Kennedy, she was unaware of the troubles in her childhood. [186] Following the election, she met with First Lady Hillary Clinton and advised her on raising a child in the White House. [118] The funeral service was held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington D.C., with the burial taking place at nearby Arlington National Cemetery. [13] She looked up to her father, who likewise favored her over her sister, calling his elder child "the most beautiful daughter a man ever had". With her gracious personal style and her passion for history and the arts, she worked hard to be worthy of her new role. [30] She graduated among the top students of her class and received the Maria McKinney Memorial Award for Excellence in Literature. [202] In 2015, she was included in a list of the top ten influential U.S. First Ladies due to the admiration for her based around "her fashion sense and later after her husband's assassination, for her poise and dignity". [90] She was the first presidential spouse to hire a White House curator. [147], After her husband's assassination, Jacqueline relied heavily on her brother-in-law Robert F. Kennedy; she observed him to be the "least like his father" of the Kennedy brothers. [193][194] She was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, alongside President Kennedy, their son Patrick, and their stillborn daughter Arabella. In the tour, she stated that "I feel so strongly that the White House should have as fine a collection of American pictures as possible. [32] She had wanted to attend Sarah Lawrence College, closer to New York City, but her parents insisted that she choose the more isolated Vassar. A week after the assassination,[119] new president Lyndon B. Johnson issued an executive order that established the Warren Commission—led by Chief Justice Earl Warren—to investigate the assassination. According to biographer Barbara Leaming, the editor was concerned about Bouvier's marriage prospects; she was 22 years of age and was considered too old to be single in her social circles. [85] Nevertheless, the First Lady attracted worldwide positive public attention and gained allies for the White House and international support for the Kennedy administration and its Cold War policies. Bouvier could speak English, French, Spanish, and Italian. [105] However, the loss of their child had a positive impact on the marriage and brought the couple closer together in their shared grief. The First Lady was wearing a bright pink Chanel suit and a pillbox hat, which had been personally selected by … Soon enough, John Kennedy started to notice the value that his wife added to his congressional campaign. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. [57][58][59] In the early years of their marriage, the couple faced several personal setbacks. During the campaign, she learned that she was pregnant and her doctors instructed her to remain at home. [185], In the early 1990s, Onassis supported Bill Clinton and contributed money to his presidential campaign. [22], The marriage of Bouvier's parents was strained by her father's alcoholism and extramarital affairs; the family had also struggled with financial difficulties following the Wall Street Crash of 1929. [158], On October 20, 1968, Kennedy married her long-time friend Aristotle Onassis, a wealthy Greek shipping magnate who was able to provide the privacy and security she sought for herself and her children. [101][102] Jacqueline had remained at Otis Air Force Base to recuperate after the Caesarean delivery; her husband went to Boston to be with their infant son and was present when he died. He began traveling all around the country and Jacqueline often accompanied him.