Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton, New York on July 28, 1929. Being the elder of two daughters of John and Janet Lee Bouver, she was raised in an affluent and cultured environment mainly in New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia. As a young child, she enjoyed horses and her ability to horseback ride was one of her most favorite activities to complete. She attended Vassar College, studied abroad in Paris, and eventually graduated from George Washington University in 1951. In 1952, while working as a photographer for the Washington Times-Herald, she interviewed Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. On September 12, 19

Within the White House, Jacqueline prepared important dinner meetings between her husband and other world figures. She arranged small dinners of six, eight, or ten in the Mansion. They were formal, pleasant, and known for being spectacular. On less formal evenings Jacqueline would sometimes put on phonograph records and there was moments of dancing throughout the White House. The state dinners were inevitable, but Jacqueline made them enjoyable by ending the old formality of receiving lines and boredom and changed these meetings into "elegant and cheerful parties."

As Jackie cradled her husband's head on her lap, trying to save him, she whispered, "I love you, Jack." On the plane ride home from Dallas, aides had urged her to wash the President's blood from her stockings and clothes. She refused with tears strolling down her cheeks and said, "I want the world to see what they did to my husband."

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was one of the first women that represented a love for education. Since childhood she spent her time learning in the most prestigious private schools. Her well educated background demonstrated to her how important knowledge is in her adulthood. She knew at a young age that she did not want to be recognized as a housewife, rather as an influential role model to many throughout the world. She contained a bold personality that helped her travel throughout the world to communicate with others extremely well. Throughout her studies, she predominately enjoyed learning the languages; all on how to speak, the history, and the cultures that she examined. With this knowledge, Jacqueline was one of few women that was tremendously well traveled, journeying to Europe and other distant countries with her husband. Referring to his wife's immense recognition all over the world and particularly during their tour to France, President Kennedy considered himself as the "man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris."

Citizens all over the United states admired Jacqueline in a completely different manner that they had ever before. When Jackie "burst into the public eye" in 1960, she resembled youth, glamour, and sophistication. However, as years passed, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis proved herself to be more than an ordinary woman. Her elegance, boldness, and intelligence was greatly represented by every situation that she conquered. She disapproved of the term "First Lady," which, had become a semi-official usage in the previous administration of the President. When she heard servants referring to her by this title, she told them her name was "Mrs. Kennedy." Citizens all over the United States held extreme respect for Jacqueline, who always seemed to handle situations with such poise and dignity. Parents began to name their daughters after Jacqueline, and women followed her bouffant hair style, pillbox hats, and flat-heeled pumped shoes. She was, overall the unforgettable American icon of her time.

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