Questions from the audience, we tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Now, Jacqueline Kennedy. This is about two hours. begin video clip Jacqueline Kennedy and i think every first lady should do something in this position to help the things she cares about. I just think that everything in the white house should be the best the entertainment thats given here. The art of children is the same the world over. And so, of course, is our feeling for children. I think it is good in a world where theres quite enough to divide people, that we should cherish the language and emotion that unite us all. end video clip susan swain Jacqueline Kennedys 1,000 days as first lady were defined by images political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. As television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedys assassination and funeral that cemented Jacqueline Kennedy in the public consciousness. Good evening and welcome to cspans series first ladies in
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