I was always a liability to him, everyone thought I was a snob from Newport who had bouffant hair and had French clothes and hated politics. And he'd get so upset for me when something like that came out. And I'd say, 'Oh, Jack, I wish...I'm so sorry for you that I'm just such a dud.' He knew I…
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier; ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Bouvier was the elder daughter of Wall Street stockbroker John Vernou Bouvier III and socialite Janet Lee Bouvier. In 1951, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French literature from George Washington University and went on to work for the Washington Times-Herald as an inquiring photographer. In 1952, Bouvier met Congressman John F. Kennedy at a dinner party. In November of that year, he was elected as a United States Senator from Massachusetts, and the couple married in 1953. They had four children, two of whom died in infancy. As First Lady, she was known for her highly publicized restoration of the White House and her emphasis on arts and culture. On November 22, 1963, she was riding with the President in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, when he was assassinated. After his funeral, she and her children withdrew from public view. She married Aristotle Onassis, one of the world's richest and most famous men, in 196
It's funny, I used to worry about going into the White House, will it be a goldfish bowl with Secret Service, I'll never see my husband. I spent so much time worrying, would it ruin our marriage to get in the White House?
And I caught up to him [John F. Kennedy] in the capitol and, oh, I was just so proud of him. And there's a picture where I have my hand on his chin and, you know, he's just looking at me and there really were tears in his eyes. And suddenly a flash came, cos I didn't think there was anyone there,…