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The Eloquent Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Portrait in Her Own Words (With a One-Hour DVD Insert from A&E Biography)

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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy was without a doubt one of America?s most admired first ladies and that is the major theme of this book. Although the book - a collection of quotes taken from a variety of sources, mostly interviews given by Mrs. Kennedy - spans her lifetime, a good portion is devoted to Jackie?s roles as the young wife of Senator John F. Kennedy and as the Nation?s First Lady.
In order to fully appreciate some of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis?s comments about her roles as a woman/wife/mother and widow, it is important to bring up the historical context. The Kennedy Administration, ?Camelot,? took place amid turbulent times: widespread civil and racial unrest, the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, and escalating involvement in the Vietnamese conflict. The women?s movement was then in its infancy and it is against this backdrop that the Kennedy?s acquired mythical, almost magical qualities.
?Jack and Jackie were America?s royal couple,? writes Bill Adler in his introduction to The Eloquent Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; A Portrait in Her Own Words. The quotes provide a window into her childhood, life with JFK and her role as First Lady, then widowhood, followed by her marriage to Aristotle Onassis, her work as book editor for both Viking Publishers and Doubleday, and final years. One section deals with the assassination, ?Jack was the love of my life. No one will ever know a big part of me died with him.?
A common thread that runs throughout is her great love of, and reliance on, the family. Jackie?s life revolved around those she loved the most, her husband and her children, Caroline and John Jr. ?Raising children is the best thing I?ve ever done,? she declared.
For those of us who lived through the sixties and are old enough to remember where we were when we heard that the President of the United States had been mortally wounded by an assassin?s bullet, this tiny giant of a book will help to fan the flames of remembrance by highlighting the ?beauty, grace and intelligence Jacqueline Kennedy brought to the White House,? the country, and the world.

Just finished the Kindle version. I really enjoyed reading things directly from her instead of leaving the book wondering what was gossip, or actual history. Kindle version does not include the pictures that are displayed in the actual book but I wouldn't even have noticed if the text didn't inform be that the pictures had been removed. It's a great read.

It says very clearly in the ad that this book includes a one-hour DVD with it, but my order arrived without the DVD. After sending 3 emails
to the vendor's customer servce, none of them are replied. But the vendor
is still selling the same items at Amazon. I think that with their poor service quality, this vendor should be removed from the Amazon immediately.

I am very disapponted because I ordered this more than a month ago and still have not received it. I have sent two emails and have gotten NO response. One bad about things sold on Amazon (which I am a very good customer)There is no phone number to contact for customer support...and my contact has not helped. What do I do??
Still waiting.

I bought this for my mom on Kindle thinking the pictures and stuff would be great on her Ipad but lo and behold, when we downloaded the book the publisher had removed all images from the kindle edition and even removed the cover. A total waste of money. Kindle buyers beware. They should at least warn customers that they are not getting the original content if they are going to buy a digital version.

I enjoyed the book and read it voraciously. I was only 8 years old when JFK was assassinated, and always found JFK of great interest, especially of his family. Everyone should read this book, it lends a whole new insight into the wife and family of John F. Kennedy.

The best part of this book was the A&E video included. It was all quotes, and some not so positive. I did not feel that the author actually liked her. If you want to read it, check it out of the library.

loved this book, loved her though her story is yet fully told I don't beleve. There is still much not in the public eye that was the Kennedy way, the lifg, the history and now, well its about all over isn't it, who carries the flame???

The book is good; however I did not receive the DVD and it was a gift for someone.

I have great admiration for Jacqueline Kennedy... Anything about her that is not scandalous is good for me