relationship specifically jackie kennedy after the assassination and relationship with jb west a service attendant there. really growing close to jb west hugging him saying will you still be my friend when this is over? jackie kennedy for someone that s so stoic throughout the assassination ordeal bonded with the people that worked with her? she did. she call jb west the second most popular man in washington. he was a huge sounding board for her. after she came back after the assassination, there was a poignant moment she s with him in the white house watching as her husband s furniture is taken out of the oval office after the assassination. she says my kids are good kids aren t they? he describes this fragile woman. she comes across as untouchable really. she also had another attendant, the grandson of slaves march behind jfk s casket