"Kennedy began initiatives like the war on poverty and Medicare," Arthur Schlesinger observed, "and trusted that events would bring them to fruition." Jack Kennedy's narrow victory meant his first term did not have a working majority in the House of Representatives. "Kennedy believed there were reserves of idealism and generosity in the nation which could be tapped. In this, he was touched by the ideals of Franklin Roosevelt," Arthur continued. "Many young people who grew up in the '60s were touched by John Kennedy. In the 1990s, they will really come into their own."
When Jackie Kennedy entered the White House in 1960, she was the 3rd youngest First Lady in America. Oleg Cassini dressed Jackie from 1961 to 1963. At the time he enthused, "We are on the threshold of a new American elegance thanks to Mrs Kennedy's beauty, naturalness, understatement, exposure and symbolism." 'Camelot' - the Broadway musical about a mythical spot where the sun never set, no one grew old and dreams were unclear. It was 'Camelot' Jackie had chosen to define JFK's presidency. An administration he described as the "New Frontier". Between 1962 and 1967, Jackie topped Gallup Poll's list of women in the world the American people admired most. Ronald Reagan acknowledged, "Few women throughout history have touched the hearts and shaped the dreams of Americans more profoundly than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis."
Jackie was among only a handful of people in the world "whose every action, every intention (became) the object of immense fascination." When she married Aristotle Onassis in 1968, the reaction in America was "anger, shock and dismay." L.J Davis pointed out, "For her to have married anyone and still retain her place in the public heart would have been difficult." Her marriage to Ari caused a "widespread sense of shock and disappointment" in Europe. Hariett Van Horne explained, "It's a marriage that suggests qualities in Mrs Kennedy's character we never dreamed were there. A cool ambition, an undue regard for power and money. To the ordinary American these are not sweet, womanly qualities." Americans admired individualists. Jackie was considered one. She became the symbol of many women's dreams and desires. Her lady-like manners and aristocratic upbringing made Jackie the ideal choice for the role of Camelot Queen. Observers believed Camelot came to a sudden end on the day Jackie married Ari. It was also the day which saw Jackie stripped of her queen-like status. One Jackie-watcher expressed, "I think this will be shattering news for idealists the world over." Of her passing, Peter Collier noted, "She was the last public American woman who was wholly unaffected by the feminist movement and was larger than the movement."
At its most popular stages, Andy Warhol described the Kennedy-Onassis soap opera, "They have everything: power, money, beauty, and religion. There are so many great characters like Teddy and Christina and John-John. And every day you open the papers and get a new instalment." However Christina Onassis pointed out, "Happiness is not based on money. And the best proof of this is our family." Norman Mailer ventured, "(Jackie) is not merely a celebrity but a legend; not a legend but a myth; no, more than a myth, she is now an historic archetype, virtually a demiurge. In our history she is the only living symbol of Greek drama." However it was said, "In the grave all are equal. There are no rich or poor." When Jackie died, Kitty Kelley lamented, "It isn't just a famous person dying, it is our very last connection to the magic of the Kennedy era. She didn't leave behind a great body of work but she did leave something quite intangible and magic - a sense of style."
Jaclyn Smith played 'Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy' in 1981. At the Golden Globe Awards in 1982, she was nominated for Best Acting. "I think they wanted to go with an unknown," Jackie Smith recounted, "There was a long search and they tested a lot of people...I hadn't read the script. I'd just gotten back from Spain, so they sent me a script..." In 1972, Jackie told Iranian reporter Maryam Kharazmi, "I am today what I was yesterday and with luck, what I will be tomorrow...I have come to the conclusion that we must not expect too much from life. We must give to life at least as much as we receive from it. Every moment one lives is different from the other, the good, the bad, the hardship, the joy, the tragedy, love and happiness are all interwoven into one single indescribable whole that is called life. You cannot separate the good from the bad. Perhaps there is no need to."
When Jackie Kennedy entered the White House in 1960, she was the 3rd youngest First Lady in America. Oleg Cassini dressed Jackie from 1961 to 1963. At the time he enthused, "We are on the threshold of a new American elegance thanks to Mrs Kennedy's beauty, naturalness, understatement, exposure and symbolism." 'Camelot' - the Broadway musical about a mythical spot where the sun never set, no one grew old and dreams were unclear. It was 'Camelot' Jackie had chosen to define JFK's presidency. An administration he described as the "New Frontier". Between 1962 and 1967, Jackie topped Gallup Poll's list of women in the world the American people admired most. Ronald Reagan acknowledged, "Few women throughout history have touched the hearts and shaped the dreams of Americans more profoundly than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis."
Jackie was among only a handful of people in the world "whose every action, every intention (became) the object of immense fascination." When she married Aristotle Onassis in 1968, the reaction in America was "anger, shock and dismay." L.J Davis pointed out, "For her to have married anyone and still retain her place in the public heart would have been difficult." Her marriage to Ari caused a "widespread sense of shock and disappointment" in Europe. Hariett Van Horne explained, "It's a marriage that suggests qualities in Mrs Kennedy's character we never dreamed were there. A cool ambition, an undue regard for power and money. To the ordinary American these are not sweet, womanly qualities." Americans admired individualists. Jackie was considered one. She became the symbol of many women's dreams and desires. Her lady-like manners and aristocratic upbringing made Jackie the ideal choice for the role of Camelot Queen. Observers believed Camelot came to a sudden end on the day Jackie married Ari. It was also the day which saw Jackie stripped of her queen-like status. One Jackie-watcher expressed, "I think this will be shattering news for idealists the world over." Of her passing, Peter Collier noted, "She was the last public American woman who was wholly unaffected by the feminist movement and was larger than the movement."
At its most popular stages, Andy Warhol described the Kennedy-Onassis soap opera, "They have everything: power, money, beauty, and religion. There are so many great characters like Teddy and Christina and John-John. And every day you open the papers and get a new instalment." However Christina Onassis pointed out, "Happiness is not based on money. And the best proof of this is our family." Norman Mailer ventured, "(Jackie) is not merely a celebrity but a legend; not a legend but a myth; no, more than a myth, she is now an historic archetype, virtually a demiurge. In our history she is the only living symbol of Greek drama." However it was said, "In the grave all are equal. There are no rich or poor." When Jackie died, Kitty Kelley lamented, "It isn't just a famous person dying, it is our very last connection to the magic of the Kennedy era. She didn't leave behind a great body of work but she did leave something quite intangible and magic - a sense of style."
Jaclyn Smith played 'Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy' in 1981. At the Golden Globe Awards in 1982, she was nominated for Best Acting. "I think they wanted to go with an unknown," Jackie Smith recounted, "There was a long search and they tested a lot of people...I hadn't read the script. I'd just gotten back from Spain, so they sent me a script..." In 1972, Jackie told Iranian reporter Maryam Kharazmi, "I am today what I was yesterday and with luck, what I will be tomorrow...I have come to the conclusion that we must not expect too much from life. We must give to life at least as much as we receive from it. Every moment one lives is different from the other, the good, the bad, the hardship, the joy, the tragedy, love and happiness are all interwoven into one single indescribable whole that is called life. You cannot separate the good from the bad. Perhaps there is no need to."
