Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' Papers Released By JFK Library

BOSTON — Some of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's personal papers, including notes from her televised White House tour 50 years ago, are now public for the first time.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on Monday released the first part of a collection her children donated to the library, detailing her efforts to restore the White House in a manner that preserved the nation's history.

The papers show script changes for the first lady's Feb. 14, 1962, televised tour that library officials said drew 80 million viewers after syndication. Notes demonstrate Jackie Kennedy's attention to detail, breaking down script changes by page and line.

"All this superb furniture was accepted by the Eisenhowers, we just added the wallpaper," was a line she added for the Diplomatic Reception Room tour.

Library Director Tom Putnam said in a statement that the papers show the range of Kennedy's understanding of art, history and public diplomacy. The opening of the papers comes after the library's September release of her 1964 oral history interviews.

The collection includes a tentative schedule for the first lady's June 1961 trip to Paris with her husband. It was an itinerary detailed down to 10-minute increments in some parts and included plans to spend time with French President Charles de Gaulle's wife, dine at Versailles, attend the ballet and perhaps even meet with the media.

"Press tea for 25 women reporters (?)" her schedule suggested for one Paris afternoon.

The papers also include a hairstyle sketch for the Paris trip, a glimpse at the attention to personal style paid by a woman who became a fashion icon. The papers also show that the first lady was hands-on when it came to interior design. Included in the collection along with fabric samples are sketches she drew that led to the curtain design for the Oval Room.

Also included is a short 1962 speech she made in Spanish in Miami to Cuban exiles who fought Fidel Castro's regime, telling them she would share the story of their courage with her son when he grew up.

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Online: http://www.jfklibrary.org

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Comments

[realpragmatist]

01:52 AM on 02/14/2012

Jackie Kennedy was a classy first lady and in our minds and hearts, she would always remain an American royalty.

[stephan67]

03:14 AM on 02/14/2012

What about Onassis? She used to spend millions and millions of the ugly Greek billionaire , so he finally decided to divorce her. She was too expensive even for him. I see no class in that.

[Tea for me]

04:40 AM on 02/14/2012

Jeeeeez.....she was talking about her as FLOTUS.....give it up!.
Tea..Democrats 2012

[cruisegal48]

11:03 PM on 02/13/2012

Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis was a wonderful First Lady, a great Mom and a beautiful human being. May her shining star always sparkle .

[stephan67]

03:40 AM on 02/14/2012

As Onassis gold?

[Tea for me]

04:42 AM on 02/14/2012

One note morooooooon*all the way through the thread...post after post.
Do you have a history as a stal_ker?

Tea..Democrats 2012

[JB Dean]

09:33 PM on 02/13/2012

"Ask not what your country can do for you.."

It seems incredible that words like this were once spoken by a Democrat.

[EArizona]

12:35 AM on 02/14/2012

Actually, it's right in line with the Democratic philosophy.

[Chipper1]

05:43 PM on 02/13/2012

Leave this poor family alone now. They're virtually all gone Jack, Teddy, Bobby, Jackie, etc. Let the histories be written but leave the tabloid stories behind. No matter their faults, they played a large role in our county's history and should be remembered for their contributions, public service, and charity. I can't believe there are many people around who still want to hash over salacious details of their private lives. Give those stories a rest.

[RockyMissouri]

10:56 PM on 02/13/2012

And you have no manners...

[Linda Motley]

12:42 AM on 02/14/2012

Why is it necessary to call people names? What are you, 12? Why don't you come back when you're old enough to vote...

[cafebeege]

11:04 PM on 02/13/2012

She was written about in Jack's "right hand man's" book by him. SHE has a RIGHT to defend herself and tell HER story. Oh, I forgot....she's just a nothing/nobody (somebody's naive, virgin 19 yr old daughter at the time).....do you have a daughter ? Those GROWN MEN used a girl barely past childhood in those days. Hadn't even dated, been kissed once.

[Skiwee]

04:50 PM on 02/13/2012

Such an unique face and a very classy lady!

[stephan67]

03:16 AM on 02/14/2012

She also loved Onassis money very much.

[murphytarhealer]

04:29 PM on 02/13/2012

ENOUGH ALREADY about JFKs indiscretions, We get it. This article is about Jackie.

[leskataus]

08:25 PM on 02/13/2012

For all we know, maybe she didn't mind his indescretions too much because her father also did the same thing so she probably expected all men to do it.

[cafebeege]

11:16 PM on 02/13/2012

Nope, on my screen they did a video (I didn't watch) about the book coming out on the "affair" with the 19 yr old in addition to the Jackie papers story. The publishers probably wanted to use Jackie (she is used for everything) to get people's attention to the book.

I have compassion for the woman who wrote the book. I also grew up admiring Jacke.

WHAT women go through in this life !!! .....:o/

[fesambay]

03:43 PM on 02/13/2012

2025. the year it will all come out. Remember?

[curious-yellow]

04:26 PM on 02/13/2012

Why DOES it seem like whenever someone else( A NON-KENNEDY) writes about JFK,the library RELEASES JFK'S OR JK'S tapes?

[cafebeege]

11:31 PM on 02/13/2012

eehhh....probably trying for "damage control". JFK was a public charmer, but his narcissism went beyond sociopathic with his complete disregard for the scars he left on other people's lives.

[Lasiter]

03:28 PM on 02/13/2012

I do not understand some of these comments. JFK was a philanderer. That's a given. An old friend of mine who was a White House Secret Service Agent told me that you would not believe how many trysts (for you people in Rio Linda that means how many times he cheated on Jackie) he had and I mean in the Oval Office and many other places in the White House. Remember, he was Bill Clinton 's hero in that department. The Press knew what he was doing but kept it quiet - they did the same for Clinton. Can anyone tell us why that was so??? All of the Secret Service Agents that protected Kennedy was replaced shortly after LBJ was sworn in. LBJ was an SOB if you like to use initials. And the Press tried to pin an affair on Bush 41 that failed. Why would they do that.? Anybody wonder what the Press is all about? Can anyone tell us BHO 's girlfriends before Michelle??? Hmmmm, Where is the Press on this one???
Next time! Bye

[Gypsygurl]

04:20 PM on 02/13/2012

excellant points !

[Dizzy Caruso]

04:37 PM on 02/13/2012

All I found out was, that they're human, "Oh My"

[FULLSRVLAW]

03:13 PM on 02/13/2012

I thought that Jackie O was something of a light weight. While married to Onassis, she spent $1,000000 dollars in one year on clothes. I cannot imagine spending that much money on clothes. I do not remember her ever having a concern for the less fortunate. She was decorative but I think Charles DeGaulle pegged her when he said that she was not suitable to be the First Lady of the United States but was more suited to be the wife of an oil magnate. In other words, no substance. On the other hand, she did a good job with her kids; she saved Grand Central Station and she actually worked at a job for a while but she was still part of the 1% that looks down on the rest of us.

[lrk1]

01:51 AM on 02/14/2012

Read more about her, she wasn't naive and shallow. She was also a hell of a lot stronger than most....what she saw and went through when JFK was shot would have sent most into a shock and unable to deal with anything. She got this country through one of it's most trying times. She understood diplomacy and people. Listen to her tapes. Also remember she was just 31 when she entered the WH and 34 when JFK was shot in the car sitting next to her.

[onlyonecandor]

03:02 PM on 02/13/2012

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.

-- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

[cafebeege]

03:15 PM on 02/13/2012

Oh my ......I haven't heard that saying since my mother's generation, and many besides Jackie said that. And they said that countless times as I grew up. Have to say though, now that I'm grown up, I've never seen a marriage for money be a happy one.

[Janet Cooke]

03:23 PM on 02/13/2012

Right, if you marry for money you sure do earn it.

[glitterari]

03:34 PM on 02/13/2012

"Have to say though, now that I'm grown up, I've never seen a marriage for money be a happy one."

That's why there's marriage number 3. After the first two, you're just burned out!!! jeje

[Flight]

03:00 PM on 02/13/2012

Another HP non-story.

[pbvv]

03:24 PM on 02/13/2012

Then why are you wasting your time here...find something else to do like read Inquirer or watch a reality show on television.

[seldombinlayed1]

02:45 PM on 02/13/2012

Wow, It doesn't seem like it was 50 years ago already. She was such a beautiful woman. I enjoyed watching their family in the White House.

[murphytarhealer]

04:21 PM on 02/13/2012

She is a beautiful lady with such grace and style.

[RockyMissouri]

11:04 PM on 02/13/2012

And she was discreet..!

[V-Bottom]

02:43 PM on 02/13/2012

now lets hear who shes been hittin'.........................wam bam, thankya mam

[inspmark]

02:39 PM on 02/13/2012

Every time I see photos of Jackie Kennedy, taken pre-1963 during her marriage to JFK, I find it hard to imagine him ever wanting to stray from the marriage. I think it's a shame that some of these women, who claim to have had affairs with the President, crawl out and makes these claims. The latest are the hardest to believe.

[seldombinlayed1]

02:50 PM on 02/13/2012

Amen Inspmark, but he's not here to defend himself, and his daughter is still with us. so....

[cafebeege]

03:23 PM on 02/13/2012

seldom.....It is NOT the women's job to protect these men's reputations from their offspring. Those men CHOSE to do what they did. Each human being DEFINES THEMSELVES by THEIR OWN CHOICES and ACTIONS.

[Gary Doc Coatoam]

03:43 PM on 02/13/2012

It seems hard to believe that JFK would wander. It often made me wonder if Jackie was the perfect hostess and political spouse but may have been an ice queen in the bedroom. I know they had children, but some women view sex as strictly for procreation. This does not mean that was the case with Jackie, nor does it justify JFK's behavior, but it certainly makes one wonder if that was the case, how would people then view the actions of the late president? It also makes me wonder about Hillary.

[Zweiback]

02:18 PM on 02/13/2012

"oral history"...heh heh heh heh...