We know so much about this story. He was shot and into her arms, for five minutes they were there and she felt that they left the hospital to go back to washington, but they had to do something to make sure that he had the historical reputation. What would a 34yearold woman have sense of that experience . What did she draw from . There are so many Iconic Images together in such a short time. She said when she was young woman, my ambition in life is to be the art director of the 20th century. And she almost turned out to be that. And she felt one thing that would be important for his legacy, as horrible as dallas was, to wipe out the view of that, and having three or four days of ceremony that she wished would be what they would remember, not the tawdry miss of what happened. This is not the first president ial assassination and president president ial widow. As a political scientist you talk about the power of television, how did this work in this case. She wanted to go back to the rig
In really the happiest time my life. I used to worry but then i they were the happiest years of my life. I think that was january. A hink heres a case she had bigger impact as first lady in all sorts of areas we talked not have ght but may been the one that people thought about at the time she served. Lady. Nsformational first she set the stage for those to follow . How so . Was abridged ion between traditional wives and others and the post womens liberation of the modern era. Thats exactly how she was as first lady. Nd afterwards, much more modern, much more full partners with their husbands and picking to work on. Policy michael beschloss, book of the Jackie Kennedy tapes is widely available or you can get to her innd listening her own voice. Wonderful. First lady nnedys of the new frontier. Thank you for being at the table. Series. You for the its been splendid. Its been a joy for us to learn along the way. Have a good evening, thank you for being with us. Of first president obama m
Jacqueline kennedys 1000 days as first lady was defined by images, young mother, advocate for the arts, fashion icon. The assassination of president kennedy and his funeral cemented her in the public consciousness. Welcome to the cspan series, first ladies, influence and image. Table, two guests at the to tell you more about her story. He has a special focus on the cold war era and the Kennedy Administration. Robert parry is a political scientist and as part of the modern first ladies series, he has written the Jacqueline Kennedy biography. Before we get into more details about her white house years, i want to talk about the images of that assassination. Anyone who was alive at that time has those images in their mind. This is a collective consciousness. She was just 34 years old. Just 34 years old. We know so much about this story. Shot and into her arms, for five minutes they were there and she felt that they left the hospital to go back to but they had to do something to make sure t
Welcome to cspans first ladies, influence and image. Tonight we tell you the story of Jacqueline Kennedy. We have two guests at the next table at the table to tell you more. A president ial historian and author of many books on the presidency, with a special focus on the cold war era and Kennedy Administration. Is a uva political scientist and as part of the modern first ladies serious she has written a Jacqueline Kennedy biography. I want to start, before we get into details on the white house years, with the assassination and the imagery of the assassination. Anyone who was alive at that time has those images in their mind. Subsequently, because of the power of the internet, we were talking before about the collective consciousness. People have experienced this since it happened. She was just 34 years old. Just 34 years old. From the moment at dallas, we know so much about the story. You forget he was shot into her arms. For five minutes they were there and she felt that they left th
What solution is there . Even if you had a fair tax or flat tax, youve still got to have an i. R. S. And i love Arthur Laffer, reagans economic advisor, he said, you dont have to have the i. R. S. Do away with it. The problem with the i. R. S. Is of course theyre going to get arrogant because they pick who theyre going to audit, just like weve seen with all these abuses, they put they pick what all they are going to audit, just as weve been hearing, they get so intrusive, so personal, and then they decide what your punishment is going to be. Theres no other area in america, and i sure dont think the think the founders anticipated that the i. R. S. Or any entity would exist that could be the prosecutor, the judge, the jury, and the executioner all. And thats why Arthur Laffer says, you need to get rid of the i. R. S. And have an Auditing Agency thats a fraction of the size of the i. R. S. , they dont get to pick who they audit, thats done completely at random they never get to pick who