Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | |
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First Lady of the United States | |
In role January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 |
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President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Mamie Eisenhower |
Succeeded by | Lady Bird Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier July 28, 1929 Southampton, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 19, 1994 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
(aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
(m. 1968; d. 1975) |
Children | Arabella, Caroline, John Jr., and Patrick |
Parents |
John Vernou Bouvier III Janet Lee Bouvier |
Alma mater |
Vassar College George Washington University |
Signature |
Jacqueline Kennedy, First Ladies, Influence and Image, C-SPAN |
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier (pronounced /ˈbuːvieɪ/); 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. She and her children withdrew from public view after his funeral, and in 1968 she married Aristotle Onassis.