Jackie_Kennedy

Jackie Kennedy Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy was the undisputed queen of a country that claims no royalty. Jacqueline, known to America as Jackie, resembled everything elegant and glamorous. She was a role model to women all over the world. Born in Southampton, New York on July 28, 1929, she was the daughter of “Black-Jack” Bouvier, a well known Wall Street wheeler-dealer and Janet Lee. Unfortunately, Jackie’s childhood was rocky. The depression stripped the family of all they had. Jackie’s father and mother were eventually divorced and her mother re-married. Jealousy of Janet’s new husband consumed Jackie’s father and created a never ending battle between the two. This instability created a deep insecurity deep within Jackie; however, she never showed this side to the public. In 1947, Jackie was named debutante of the year. She attended Vassar and eventually went to Europe where University of Grenoble and the Sorbonne. In 1951, she finished her education at George Washington University. After school she obtained a job as the inquiring photographer for the Washington-Times Herald. In 1952 at a Washington dinner party, she met John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was a war hero and a young congressman with his jackie, kennedy, john, jackie’s, husband, together, mother, gave, bouvier, wife, white, washington, university, two, stand, new, never, life, legacy, known, kennedy’s, jacqueline, house, father, eye, eventually, even, deep, created, courage, country, chance, america, youngest, young, york