handful of people, maybe only as few as two, have seen the suit since. along with the suit and also hidden from view in the new archives in maryland, the blue blouse mrs. kennedy wore in dallas, her stockings, blue shoes and blue purse. what the don t have is the first lady s pink pill box hat. the hat is a mystery. the hat apparently goes to the secret service initially and the secret service turns it over to mrs. kennedy s private secretary, and then it disappears. it has not been seen since. the archive is making every effort to preserve the suit. it s stored in a windowless vault in an acid-free container where the air is changed every 20 minutes or so to properly maintain the woollen cloth. it is kept at a temperature of 65 to 68 degrees, which is best for the fabric. the suit s story, a perfect ending for a first lady who craved privacy after so much pain. randi kaye, cnn, los angeles.
this is very dangerous. just astounding to see that. just ahead, jackie kennedy s famous pink suit. and that remarkable pillbox hat that she wore on the day that her husband died. it was one of her husband s favorites. worn 50 years ago today. have you ever wondered what happened to it? or if you ll ever be able to see it? we ve got that back story coming up next. and then don t forget to set your dvr for the assassination of president kennedy. it s a film by tom hanks and you can see is it only right here on cnn tonight at 10:00. [ female announcer ] ladies and gentlemen i m here to say a few words about the power of baking stuff with nestle toll house morsels. you can heal a broken heart with a bundt cake. make a monday mornin feel like a friday afternoon
along with the suit and also hidden from view in the new archives in maryland, the blue blouse mrs. kennedy wore in dallas, her stockings, blue shoes, and blue purse. what they don t have is her pink pill box hat. the hat is a mystery. it goes initially to the secret service and they turn it over to mrs. kennedy s private secretary and then it disappears. it has not been seen since. reporter: the archive is making every effort to preserve the suit. it s stored in a windowless vault and an acid free container where the air is changed every 20 minutes or so. it is kept at a temperature of 65 to 68 degrees, which is best for the fabric. the suit story, a perfect ending for a first lady who krafd privacy after so much pain.
you think hats started off as purely functional, then they became a status symbol and then a uniform, the pill box hat a uniform and then an art form. we re seeing hats elevated to the form of art. by the way, a millioner is a person who makes hat for women and hat maker makes hats for men. i learn something every day from you. they are elevating this. look at the colors, the structure. both vertical lines and horizontal lines. you get the traditional hat that has a brim and then you get the primless hat. now what you re looking at is a hat with a brim. many of the women did wear traditional brimmed hats. some people like victoria beckham, posh spice, wore a version of the pill box hat or brimless hat. if you look at the structure of that hat, it was extraordinary. it was designed by a very famous
not true. but like two months ago, nobody in america gave a crap about mubarak. and then he became like the worst person in the world. and we are turning a blind eye to the on going abuses happening against muslim children at the hands of their own government, and it is shameful. it is the green light that they should continue with their activity. and i don t think we made a deal with the devil here. kathy lee gifford had nothing to do with it. so true. john, what do you think qaddafi when do you think qaddafi lost his legitimacy? when the sunglasses went up in the official portrait. to be fair, he came to power in the 70s when that thing was cool. with the leisure suit. now he just looks like a stupid hipster. wait. he didn t start wearing soul glow until 2005. but he had the sunglasses in the 1970s. and the pill box hat. very jackie. and he cross dressed for about three years.