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I did a project on Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Here is some info.

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was mostly known as John F. Kennedy’s wife and a first lady. But, there is more than just that. I will tell you about her life, behind the scenes. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929 in Southampton, New York. Her father was John Vernou Bouvier III and his nickname was “Black Jack”. He was a Wall Street stockbroker. Her mother was Janet Norton Lee, who was an accomplished equestrian. Jackie also had a younger sister named Caroline Lee Bouvier. She was four years younger than Jacqueline.

Jackie’s childhood was spent by reading, writing poems, sketching, and of course, riding horses. Jackie’s mother first propped her on a horse at the young age of one. Her first pony was Buddy. In 1936, Janet and Jackie won 4th place in the family-class in an equestrian show. In 1938, Danseuse, known as “Donny” became Jackie’s full-time mount. Her sister Lee said how Jackie, her father, and Danseuse were inseparable. Not even ten, Jackie was in the Vassar Horse Show in May, on Danseuse.

At the age of 15, she went to Miss Porter’s Boarding School in Farmington, Connecticut. After that, Jackie went to college at Vassar where her equestrian interests continued. Jackie walked around campus in her riding clothes most of the time! She also spent a year in France perfecting her language skills; she also had a grand tour of Europe. She completed her senior year at George Washington University, earning a degree in French Literature.

Jackie Bouvier was always searching for calmness in her very hectic life. She often went to dinner with the Massachusetts senator, Jack Kennedy. Three months later, on September 12, 1953 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier married John Fitzergerald Kennedy at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island. There were 26 ushers and bridesmaids, over 700 guests at the wedding, and even hundreds more for the reception at Hammersmith Farm. That was the beginning of a very hectic life for Jackie Kennedy.

On November 27, 1957 Caroline Lee Kennedy was born. A few months after Caroline was born, John F. Kennedy was up for reelection as a senator for Massachusetts, and Jackie was active in the 1958 senatorial campaign. He then decided to run for President of the United States. John Fitzergerald Kennedy was born in November of 1960, just weeks after his father’s election to presidency. When Jackie was 31, she became the third youngest first lady. She brought her love of history and the arts to the White House, but her most important duty as wife of the President, was to provide a normal life for her husband and children and to protect their privacy as much as possible. On November 21, 1963, the couple left for a political trip to Texas. When the motorcade turned on Elm Street in Dallas, Jackie heard a gun shot. Then, Gov. Connally screamed. Within a few seconds, 2 more shots came down from the Texas School Book Depository Building and the final shot struck President John F. Kennedy in his head. Later, when President John F. Kennedy’s casket arrived, Jackie slipped of her wedding ring and placed it on his finger, and said, “Now I have nothing left.” She refused to take off her bloodstained, pink Chanel suit. Later, she married 62-year-old Aristotle Onassis. The wedding took place on Skorpios, Onassis’ private island in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece. Suddenly, Aristotle Onassis died. After a two year legal battle, Jacqueline eventually accepted $26,000,000 from Christina Onassis, his daughter and sole heir, including all other claims to the Onassis estate. In January of 1994, Jacqueline was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Iymphoma, which is a form of cancer. She died on May 19, 1994 at 10:15 PM at the age of 64. Her funeral was held on May 23, 1994 at St. Ignatius Loyala Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan. She was buried next to President John F. Kennedy; her son Patrick Kennedy, who only live one day; and her stillborn daughter, Arabella Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Jacqueline was a wonderful lady who lived a full life. Sadly, she faced many difficulties, but she always managed to come through in the end. I chose Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis because, she has gone through so many challenges and unfortunate events in her life, but she would always stand strong. Even though her heart was aching of sadness and pain.