As a young woman, she wanted to write the Great Amercan Novel-instead, she lived it. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, was the woman who charmed the world, who brought us together in joy and was a model of dignity in grief. We loved Jackie for her elegance, the pearls tucked glamourously underneath her necklace, her generous smile behind oversized glasses. She lived our fantasies of fame and fabulous wealth. When she died, we mourned the passing of a great American heroine.

But what of the real Jackie, the strong, intelligent woman whose style was rooted in substance? In this book, the author is a historian of the first ladies. He paints the personal picture, revealing portrait of Jackie to date. She is not in the shadow of her famous husbands or froze in the light of flashbulbs.

Those who spoke about Jackie for this book include:
President and Mrs. Clinton
Senator Ted Kennedy
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Joan Kennedy
Lady Bird Johnson
Senator John Glenn
Pamela Harriman
Kiity Carlisle Hart
Gloria Steinem
Yusha Auchincloss
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
John Kenneth Gailbreth
Robert Mc Namara
Ted Sorensen
Pierre Salinger
Rose Styron

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