Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had been a great lover of literaturesince childhood, a journalist even before she was a first lady, and abook editor in her later years. Called upon by circumstance, fate,and the media to give expression to some of life's most profoundemotions in words and actions, her eloquence deepened with life
experience. Through this eloquence she not only provided theworld with a unique window into a period of history, she also lefta remarkable legacy of wisdom.
This comprehensive book of quotations and the accompanyingaward-winning film documentary about her life tell Jackie's storyin her own words, serving as the autobiography she professedshe'd never write.
As her own words prove well, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could be at times funny, buoyant, candid, irreverent, and of course poignant, too. This collection of quotes shares her thoughts on marriage, family, political life and ambition, publicity, privacy, and more as she confided them to intimate friends, family, and interviewers alike.
Memories of her childhood, her love for Jack, her children and grandchildren, the Kennedys, her often misunderstood marriage to Aristotle Onassis, her years as a widow, and her later companionship with Maurice Tempelsman are all represented here, as are some rather remarkable correspondences with the Johnsons, the Nixons, and the Khrushchevs.

Introduction
HIGHLIGHTS
THE EARLY YEARS
Childhood
School Days
College Days
jackie's Mother
Jackie's Father
Jackie's Sister. Lee
Early Career
Early Social Life
LIFE WITH JOHN F. KENNEDY
Courtship
Early Years of Marriage
The Kennedys
Joseph P, Kennedy Sr
Rose Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Edward Y. Kennedy
Joan Kennedy
POLITICAL WIFE
The 196o Presidential Campaign
The 196o Election
The Inauguration
THE NATION'S FIRST LADY
The White House
The White House Restoration
THE ASSASSINATION
The Funeral
The Aftermath
Camelot
Future Plans
William Manchester's Death of a President
Memorials
Memories of Jack
The John F. Kennedy Library
CHILDREN AND FAMILY
MARRIAGE TO ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
ON HER OWN AGAIN
THE FINAL CHAPTER