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  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 May 19, 1994) was the wife of President John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born into New York society, the eldest daughter of John "Jack" Vernou Bouvier III (1891-1957), a playboy stockbroker of 1/4 French and mostly Irish descent, and his wife, Janet Norton Lee Bouvier Auchincloss Morris (1907-1989), a bank president's daughter.
Kennedy testified to the Warren Commission that she saw a piece of the President's skull detached, yet as documented in the Zapruder film, her head was not in a position to allow her to see the top of the president's head until almost a second after he was shot.
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 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of President John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born into New York society, the eldest daughter of John "Jack" Vernou Bouvier III (1891-1957), a playboy stockbroker of French descent, and his wife, Janet Lee Bouvier (1906-1989), a bank president's daughter.
Her maternal great-grandfather, a potato-famine Irish immigrant, was a superintendent of New York City public schools, though Janet Lee Bouvier preferred to tell people that he was a Maryland-born veteran of the United States Civil War.
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 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the widow of President John F. Kennedy and of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, died of a form of cancer of the lymphatic system yesterday at her apartment in New York City.
Kennedy had won a seat in the United States Senate and was already being discussed as a Presidential possibility, they were married at Newport, R.I., in the social event of 1953, a union of powerful and wealthy Roman Catholic families whose scions were handsome, charming, trendy and smart.
Kennedy, who had moved to New York to be near family and friends and had gotten into legal disputes with photographers and writers portraying her activities, shattered her almost saintly image by announcing plans to marry Mr.
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 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Anytime Jacqueline ran into trouble she would be sent down to the headmistress, and would have to listen to her lecture at her.
Jacqueline wanted so much to have a horse of her very own, but could not afford the twenty five dollars a month all by herself.
Jacqueline was always there for him, and he explained how he couldn't have done it without her.
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 Encyclopedia: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
She had a younger sister, Caroline Lee Bouvier, who was married three times: to publishing executive Michael Canfield, to Polish prince Stanislas Radzwill, and movie director Herbert Ross.
The Kennedy sisters nicknamed her "the deb" and Jackie was always reluctant to join in the traditional touch football games of the Kennedy clan.
Madame Nhu the former First Lady of South Vietnam commented to Jacqueline "Now you know what it feels like" because two weeks earlier her husband Ngo Dinh Nhu and brother in-law President Ngo Dinh Diem were killed with the suspected prior knowledge of President Kennedy.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jacqueline-Bouvier-Kennedy   (2107 words)

  
 Biography of Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy
The inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 brought to the White House and to the heart of the nation a beautiful young wife and the first young children of a President in half a century.
Jacqueline was dubbed "the Debutante of the Year" for the 1947-1948 season, but her social success did not keep her from continuing her education.
Kennedy's gallant courage during the tragedy of her husband's assassination won her the admiration of the world.
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 Biography of JACQUELINE LEE BOUVIER KENNEDY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jacqueline Bouvier was born to a wealthy and social prominent Long Island family.
Kennedy once said, "If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very much." She made sure that her children were shielded from too much public exposure while in the White House.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, symbol of an era, died at her New York home surrounded by her family and friends.
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 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy: First Lady   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kennedy's restoration of the White House was nearly complete, she hosted a television tour that was broadcast by CBS to more than 50 million Americans in February of 1962.
Egyptian Statue: Featured in the exhibit will be a 2400 BC statue of a striding man given to Jacqueline Kennedy by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in appreciation for her efforts in helping to save the temples in the Nile Valley which were threatened by the building of the Aswan Dam.
Dressing Room Doors: Of special note among the personal artifacts received from the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis are a pair of trompe l'oeil doors from her dressing room in the White House.
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Though Jacqueline Kennedy's tenure as First Lady is often reduced to her stylish fashions and her "redecoration" of the White House, this description fails to acknowledge her political activism.
Jacqueline's influence on historic preservation was not limited to the presidential mansion.
Jacqueline Kennedy's appreciation of culture and art influenced her conduct as First Lady in other ways as well.
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 Jacqueline Kennedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jacqueline Bouvier was born on Long Island, New York, in 1929.
Kennedy thought that raising her children was the most important job she had and she was careful to keep them out of the limelight.
In 1994, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died at her home in New York City, with her family, friends and the things she loved around her.
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 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Between the assassination of Kennedy in November 1963 and her marriage to Aristotle Onassis in October 1968, Jacqueline Kennedy's life had much in common with that of the governess in The Turn of the Screw, constantly frightened by ghosts, apparitions and fresh horrors.
John Kennedy is even yet venerated as an idealistic and inspiring leader, while Jacqueline Kennedy may have surpassed him with the adulation she receives for personifying the lost art of being ladylike -- protective reticence about her children's personal lives being a major feature of that.
Kennedy invoked Versailles to stand for the splendor of 18th-century aesthetics, not the petty and scatological aspects of the king and courtiers, the Kennedy era stands for the culture, beauty and sophistication that upgraded American pageantry and public discourse.
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 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline was born to wealthy parents, John (Black Jack) Vernou Bouvier, III and Janet Lee, in East Hampton, New York,; on July 28,; 1929.
Jacqueline's parents divorced in 1940, but her mother married wealthy Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, which permitted Jacqueline and her sister Lee to live on in wealth and privilege.
Jacqueline Kennedy transformed from the fairy tale widow of a fallen President to the status of a global celebrity after her marriage to Aristotle Onassis,; the Greek shipping tycoon, in 1968.
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 Onassis, Jacqueline Bouvier on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As first lady (1961-63), Jacqueline Kennedy planned and conducted the restoration of the White House and had Congress declare the White House a national museum.
After the assassination of President Kennedy, she returned to private life and later married (1968) the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who died in 1975.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, America's answer to royalty, dies at 64.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/o/onassisj1.asp   (555 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of President John F. Kennedy, and the First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born into New York society, the...
She died of lymphoma and is buried with President Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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 Wedding of Jacqueline Lee Bouvier & John F. Kennedy, 9/12/53   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Purchased in the summer of 1953, the Van Cleef and Arpels engagement ring John F, Kennedy presented to Jacqueline Bouvier consisted of one 2.88 carat diamond mounted next to a 2.84 carat emerald cut emerald with tapered baguettes.
Jacqueline Bouvier's ivory silk wedding gown required 50 yards of ivory silk taffeta and took more than two months to make.
Lowe was 54 when she designed the Bouvier wedding dress which featured a portrait neckline and bouffant skirt decorated with interwoven bands of tucking and tiny wax flowers.
www.cs.umb.edu /~rwhealan/jfk/jbkwed.htm   (718 words)

  
 Jacqueline kennedy
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929 to John Vernon (Black Jack) Bouvier III and his wife, Janet Lee Bouvier.
Jacqueline was educated at the best private schools, such as Miss Chapin’s, where she was primarily a discipline problem.
Bobby Kennedy, Jackie’s brother-in-law consoled her and made the funeral arrangements since Jack was sailing on a yacht and did not hear about the tragedy until he docked.
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 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis - Donald Spoto - Palm Reader eBooks
In Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life, Donald Spoto separates her from the many legends, the gossip, and the plain untruths that have obscured Jackie's life.
There are, as well, dramatic new details concerning Jackie's influence on the policies of the Kennedy administration, especially in the areas of nuclear disarmament and civil rights.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis also presents the first portrait of Jackie's remarkable final years, from her vibrant life as an influential, hard-working editor and devoted mother to her hitherto unknown journey toward deep inner peace and wisdom.
www.ebookmall.com /ebook/119899-ebook.htm   (570 words)

  
 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Exhibit Menu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kennedy's interest in and role in restoring the White House
Kennedy's wedding gown is no longer on display.
However, a special exhibit on her life centering on the white House years is a permanent part of the Museum at the Kennedy Library.
www.jfklibrary.org /jbkmenu.htm   (97 words)

  
 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | Former First Lady and American Icon
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929 in Southampton, New York.
A touching tribute to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, with rarely seen photos and the never-before-told stories from those closest to her.
This portrait of the Kennedy marriage offers insight into Jack and Jackie's true feelings for one another, Joseph Kennedy's role in the match, their alleged extramarital affairs, and the impact of the presidency on their relationship.
www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/96jul/jackie.html   (468 words)

  
 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis : A Life - $4.89-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The main reason I selected this book was that it gave a biography over her entire life, rather than other books that only gave a small portion in her life.
Sure, she frolicked in moonlit Mayan pools in 1968 with a married ex-JFK cabinet member, but Spoto says she never slept with Bobby, that JFK's Marilyn Monroe fling was a one-night stand, and that Jackie demanded that he take pity on the suicidal actress.
With access to Jackie's own writings, the archives of the John F. Kennedy Library, and those who knew her best, bestselling celebrity biographer Donald Spoto illuminates Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and the sixty-five years of her life with candor, compassion and compelling detail.
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 Amazon.com: Books: Woman Named Jackie: An Intimate Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is as fixed as an American landmark, as the beautiful and refined wife of one of the most inexplicably popular presidents of all time.
Heymann avoids some of the pitfalls of many Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis biographies, such as excessive fawning on Jackie herself, and excessive speculation on her inner state.
Basically the book is a history of Jackie Kennedy that has a good amount of scandalous details about her married life to both of the famous men she caught and a few bits after she is widowed the second time.
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 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jacqueline Kennedy was the wife of John F. Kennedy and a woman of great charm and beauty.
She was born in 1929 and died in 1994.
John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States in 1961.
www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/onassis.htm   (268 words)

  
 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Biography / Biography of Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Main Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An internationally famous First Lady, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) raised her two children after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was born on July 28, 1929.
Her mother was Janet Lee Bouvier, and her father, though named John Vernon Bouvier III, was known to all as Black Jack.
www.bookrags.com /biography-bouvier-kennedy-onassis   (268 words)

  
 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onasiss was born on July 28, 1929.
She was the wife of President John F. Kennedy.
She was the daughter of John Vernon Bouvier III and his wife Janet Lee.
www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/onassis2.htm   (182 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy : Plot
The daughter of socialites "Black Jack" Bouvier (Rod Taylor) and Janet Lee (Claudette Nevins), Jackie spends her early adulthood at the posh Newport estate of her stepfather, Louis Auchincloss (Donald Moffat).
The film follows the King and Queen of "Camelot" through Kennedy's 1960 election as President, the tragedy of Jackie's highly publicized miscarriage in the summer of 1963, and the JFK assassination in the fall of that year.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy was first broadcast October 14, 1981.
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