About
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in 1929 in Southampton, New York. Graduating from George Washington University in 1951, she worked as a reporter-photographer before marrying Senator John F. Kennedy in 1953. As First Lady from 1961 to 1963, she restored the White House, established the White House Historical Association, and promoted the arts. After her husband's assassination, she oversaw his state funeral and the eternal flame. She later married Aristotle Onassis in 1968. From 1978 until her death, she worked as a book editor at Viking Press and Doubleday, contributing to the preservation of historic landmarks such as Grand Central Terminal. She died of lymphoma in 1994.
* 1929-07-28 — † 1994-05-19
Key milestones
- 1961Becomes First Lady of the United States at age 31.
- 1962Her televised tour of the restored White House draws 80 million viewers and earns her an honorary Emmy.
- 1979The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, designed by I.M. Pei, is dedicated.
Themes
Historic preservationArts and cultureResilienceEditingPhilanthropy
Sources: jfklibrary.org · jfklibrary.org · upi.com
