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“Jackie Onassis”
“ Love of words, the bonds of home and family, and her spirit of adventure. ... Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis was truly a remarkable lady. ... (Divas the Site)
Jackie first learned the bonds of home early on in her childhood. Despite her parents’
divorce Jackie learned the importance of family. ... (The
white House and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis) Jackie had one younger sister, named Lee.
(Remembering Jackie) When the two sisters were young Jackie was noted for her brains and Lee
for her unique beauty. ... Jackie’s early years were divided
between New York City and South Hampton. Anyone could tell Jackie’s parents, Jack and Lee
were an ill matched pair. ... (Remembering Jackie) Jackie was 11 when her parents finally
divorced.(Remembering Jackie)
Jackie adored two things as a child, her father and her horses. ... ” (Remembering Jackie) Jackie often
sought refuge from the social life of the Bouviers. ...
(Remembering Jackie) Jackie chose to spend her time reading or listening to music alone in her
room.( Remembering Jackie) Jacqueline was educated at the best of private schools and enjoyed
ballet. ... Young, a horseback riding friend of Jackie’s once said about her “ It wasn’t a
social thing with her. ... ”(Remembering Jackie)
Her mother married Hugh Auchincloss six years after her parents divorce and young Jacqueline
packed off to Miss Porter’s school in Farmington, Conn. ... ( Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis) As a
student at Vassar she traveled extensively and spent her Junior year in France before graduation
from George Washington University. ( Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis) I
think the traveling Jackie experienced only made her have stronger empathy for those of
foreign countries living in poverty.
Jackie’s love of words soon initiated when she began working for the local Washington
newspaper. ... She thought he was “quixotic” after he told her he intended to become President
(Remembering Jackie) At that time JFK had the reputation of being the most eligible bachelor
in the capitol. ( Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis) John and Jacqueline’s
romance progressed slowly and privately. ... (Biography of
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis)
With marriage 24 year old Jacqueline Kennedy had to
adapt herself to the new role of the wife to one of the country’s most energetic political figures. ... Jackie
forced herself to turn a blind eye to John’s affairs. ... ( Remembering Jackie) When their first child
was stillborn in 1956, John was amusing himself with friends on a yacht in the Mediterranean.
Jackie gave back a little of what she got when newspapers printed photos of her dancing
barefoot on the yacht of Gianni Angelli, the playboy Fiather who squired her around Italy. ... The Bay of Pigs fiasco and the Cuban
missile crisis gave Jackie a chance to stand by her husband, and the death of their two day old
son Patrick gave John the chance to show support to his loving wife. 15 Months after the tragic
death of their still born daughter, happiness rang in the Kennedy house when daughter Caroline
Bouvier Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957 while John and Jackie were living in New
York. ...
Jackie’s spirit of adventure soon began when her husband John was elected president in
1960. Jackie immediately took an interest in restoring the White House back into a historical
place. ... (Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
"She really was the one who made over the White House into a living stage -- not a
museum -- but a stage where American history and art were displayed," said Hugh Sidey, who
was a White House correspondent for Time magazine at the time. ... Kennedy, however, respected his wifes
popularity and power, once wryly introducing himself as "Jackie Kennedys husband."
(Jackie Kennedy a Who 2 Profile)
Dallas, November 22, 1963, a day that truly changed the life of Jackie Kennedy. Those
images of Jackie Kennedy are the ones that are truly buried in our mind. ... (Jackie
Kennedy, a Who 2 Profile) As soon as her husband was pronounced dead Jackie told Ted
Kennedy “ Find out how Lincoln was buried” ( Remembering Jackie) In the aftermath, some
things were not so apparent: the fact that she would not change clothes on the flight back to
Washington to let the American people see the blood; her refusal to take sleeping pills that
might unable her to line up the funeral. ... ( Remembering Jackie) In public, what the world saw was a figure of admirable self-
control, a black-veiled widow who walked beside the coffin to the beating drums with her head
held high, who reminded 3-year-old John Jr. ... Jackie was sadly widowed at the early age of
34.(Remembering Jackie)
Five years later, with images of her as the grieving widow faded but with Americans still
curious about her life and conduct, Mrs. 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 the Greek
shipping mate Aristotle Onassis.( Remembering Jackie)
Jackie’s announcement to marry Aristotle Onassis was a field day for the tabloids. ... (Remembering
Jackie) ( After all she had been married to John F. ... ( Jackie Onassis, A Who 2 Profile) It was not the most popular decision she had
ever made, and some believe Jackie was simply acting to protect her children. ... But they were married in a ceremony on October 20, 1968, and for a time
the world saw a new, more outgoing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.( Remembering Jackie) But
within a few years there were reported fights over money and other matters and accounts that
each was being seen in the company of others. ... Onassis died in 1975,( Jackie Kennedy, A Who 2 Profile) Jackie was now a widow for the
second time. ... Onassis asked the Greek Parliament to pass legislation to
prevent her from getting the 25 percent portion of his estate that Greek law reserved for widows. ... Onassis was in New York. ... ( Jackie Kennedy, A Who 2 Profile)
Jackie’s career began in publishing in 1975, when a friend, then the president of Viking
Press, offered her a job as a consulting editor. ... ( Jackie Onassis a Who 2
Profile)
In the years following Mr. ... ( Remembering Jackie). ... (Biography of
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis)
Jackie did not marry again. ... Tempelsman, a Belgian born
industrialist and diamond merchant, had been her frequent companion( Jackie Kennedy, A Who
2 Profile). ... "( Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis)
In January 1994 Jackie began being treated for non-Hodgkins lymphoma in and had been
undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments in recent months while she continued her work
as a book editor and her social, family and other personal routines. ( Remembering Jackie) The
world lost Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on May 19, 1994. ... ( Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis) When a bereaved
nation buried her with much respect next to President Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery.
(Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis)
“ Jackie O” had an enormous impact in the lives of so many people. ... Today I salute Jackie Kennedy for her individuality, spirit and example.
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“Jackie Onassis”
“ Love of words, the bonds of home and family, and her spirit of adventure. ... Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis was truly a remarkable lady. ... (Divas the Site)
Jackie first learned the bonds of home early on in her childhood. Despite her parents’
divorce Jackie learned the importance of family. ... (The
white House and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis) Jackie had one younger sister, named Lee.
(Remembering Jackie) When the two sisters were young Jackie was noted for her brains and Lee
for her unique beauty. ... Jackie’s early years were divided
between New York City and South Hampton. Anyone could tell Jackie’s parents, Jack and Lee
were an ill matched pair. ... (Remembering Jackie) Jackie was 11 when her parents finally
divorced.(Remembering Jackie)
Jackie adored two things as a child, her father and her horses. ... ” (Remembering Jackie) Jackie often
sought refuge from the social life of the Bouviers. ...
(Remembering Jackie) Jackie chose to spend her time reading or listening to music alone in her
room.( Remembering Jackie) Jacqueline was educated at the best of private schools and enjoyed
ballet. ... Young, a horseback riding friend of Jackie’s once said about her “ It wasn’t a
social thing with her. ... ”(Remembering Jackie)
Her mother married Hugh Auchincloss six years after her parents divorce and young Jacqueline
packed off to Miss Porter’s school in Farmington, Conn.
Approximate Word count = 6909
Approximate Pages = 27.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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