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The first official White House photograph of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, in 1961.
One of the youngest of America's first ladies, Jackie became an icon of
the era. Her beauty, fashion, beguiling family, and the cultural and
historical sense she brought to the White House -- at a time when
television began to shape politics -- changed how America and the world
viewed the role of the first lady. "Everything about her seemed
different," said Kennedy biographer Barbara Perry.
The tragedy of Dallas and the days that followed also changed how the
world viewed the former Jacqueline Bouvier and her family's tragic loss.
By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier
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Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton, N.Y., on July 28, 1929.
Left: Jacqueline with her dog Bonnett in 1935.
Jacqueline Bouvier
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A photo dated August 12, 1934, shows Jacqueline Bouvier as a child, with her parents, John Vernou Bouvier III and Janet Lee Bouvier. Jacqueline's parents divorced in 1940.
Jacqueline Bouvier
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Jacqueline Bouvier rides a pony led by her father, John Vernou Bouvier III, in this photo taken on August 12, 1934.
Auchincloss Family
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In 1942 Jacqueline Bouvier's mother married Hugh Auchincloss, a lawyer and stockbroker.
Pictured at left c. 1946, clockwide from top left: Jacqueline Bouvier,
Yusha Auchincloss, Caroline Lee Bouvier, Hugh Auchincloss, Tommy
Auchincloss (center), Janet Auchincloss (holding Janet Auchincloss), and
Nina Auchincloss.
Debutante
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Debutante Jacqueline Bouvier, photographed in 1947.
Photojournalist
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A 1953 headshot of Jacqueline Bouvier as a Washington Times Herald photographer.
Bouvier-Kennedy Wedding
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Sen. John F. Kennedy and his bride, the former Jacqueline Lee Bouvier,
leave St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport, R.I., Sept. 12, 1953.
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston officiated at the ceremony.
Wedding Portrait
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A wedding portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier taken on September 12, 1953, the day of her wedding to John F. Kennedy, in Newport, Rhode Island.
Wedding Day
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Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, on their wedding day, September 12, 1953.
Caroline
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In this photo c. 1959, Caroline Kennedy kissed her father, then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy, as her mother Jackie looks at, at their residence in Washington, D.C.
Georgetown
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Jacqueline Kennedy and Sen. John F. Kennedy are pictured walking in Georgetown, April 1, 1960.
Hyannis Port
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The Democratic nominee for president, Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy, his wife, Jacqueline, and their daughter, Caroline, pose for the media outside their house in Hyannis Port, Mass., August 10, 1960.
Election Day
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Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline address
supporters during an election meeting. In the general election Kennedy
beat Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon and, at the age of 43, became
the youngest man elected President. Jacqueline Kennedy, 31, was the
third youngest first lady ever at the White House.
John Jr.
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Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, pose with their son, John, December 10, 1960. Their child was born one month after the election in which Kennedy beat Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon, becoming at age 43 the youngest man elected President.
Baptism
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President-elect John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy, holding 13-day-old
John F. Kennedy Jr., after his baptism at Georgetown University Hospital
chapel in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 1960. Sitting beside Mrs. Kennedy
is her mother, Janet Lee Auchincloss. Kennedy is sitting with Charles
Bartlett and his wife, the baby's godmother. Standing are Jean Kennedy
Smith and Robert Kennedy.
Inauguration Day
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President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the inaugural ball Jan. 20, 1961, in Washington, D.C.
Hyannis Port
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A 1961 photo of Jacqueline Kennedy, walking up from the beach toward the Kennedy summer home after a stroll along the shore at Hyannis Port, Mass.
Royalty
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Prince Ranier and Princess Grace of
Monaco, and President John F. Kennedy are seen at the West Wing Entrance
of the White House in Washington, D.C., following a luncheon in honor
of the Prince and Princess, May 24, 1961.
Paris
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President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, disembark from Air Force One at Paris' Orly Airport, May 31,1961, during their official visit to France.
Paris
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First lady Jacqueline Kennedy is greeted by the crowd during her visit in Paris, June 1961.
Washington, D.C.
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First lady Jacqueline Kennedy at a White House dinner, November 7, 1961.
The 33rd President
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Jacqueline Kennedy attends a dinner for former President Harry
Truman, Jan. 20, 1962, at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.
White House Tour
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First lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts a televised tour of the White House, February 1, 1962. Fifty-six million people tuned in.
India
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,
March 18, 1962, during her trip to the nations of India and Pakistan.
Alongside Mrts. Kennedy is the Governor of Rajasthan, Gurmukh Nihal
Singh.
Camelot
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President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy attend a dinner in
honor of Andre Malraux, the Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of
France, May 11, 1962, in Washington.
Foreign Relations
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First lady Jacqueline Kennedy attends dinner with Minister of State for
Cultural Affairs of France Andre Malroux, right, May 11, 1962, in
Washington, D.C.
John-John
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This 1962 photo shows John F. Kennedy, Jr. playing with his mother's necklace at the White House.
The simulated pearl necklace worn by Jacqueline Kennedy while at the White House were later sold at auction for $211,000.
Mexico City
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First lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy stand at
attention during the playing of the national anthem at the start of a
reception during their state visit to Mexico City, Mexico, on June 30,
1962.
Mexico City
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President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy ride in a parade March 27, 1963 in Washington, D.C.
Formal
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President and Mrs. Kennedy attend a White House ceremony on March 27, 1963.
Vacation
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The Kennedy family is pictured with their dogs on vacation, June 1, 1963.
Love Field
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President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963.
Dallas
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Secret Service Agent Clinton Hill hangs on to the limousine carrying
first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and the mortally-wounded president, in
Dallas, November 22, 1963. Hill jumped onto the back of the car as Mrs.
Kennedy tried climbing out, after her husband was struck by rifle fire.
Swearing-In
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lady Bird Johnson watch as Vice President
Lyndon Johnson is administered the oath of office by Federal Judge
Sarah Hughes, November 22, 1963. Johnson assumed the office of President
of the United States following the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy in Dallas.
Andrews Air Force Base
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First lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Robert Kennedy get into the Navy
ambulance carrying the body of slain President John F. Kennedy, November
22, 1963 at Andrews Air Force Base, just outside Washington, D.C. After
Air Force One landed, the body of President Kennedy was taken to
Bethesda Naval Hospital for an autopsy.
The White House
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President Kennedy's body enters the White House, accompanied by the
Honor Guard, members of the Kennedy Family, and others, November 23,
1963.
Procession
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Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, and Senator
Edward M. Kennedy lead the procession from the White House to St.
Matthew's Cathedral, November 25, 1963.
Salute
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Three-year-old John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes his father's casket in
Washington on Nov. 25, 1963, three days after the president was
assassinated in Dallas. Widow Jacqueline Kennedy, center, and daughter
Caroline Kennedy are accompanied by the late president's brothers, Sen.
Edward Kennedy, left, and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
Arlington
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Jacqueline Kennedy receives the flag which was draped on her husband's
casket, at Arlington National Cemetery, November 25, 1963.
New York City
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Jacqueline Kennedy and her son, John, face the camera in their New York apartment, September 16, 1964.
New York City
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Jacqueline Kennedy and her children, John-John (right), and Caroline, go boating in Central Park in New York on Sept. 16, 1964.
Gstaad, Switzerland
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Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter, Caroline, enjoy a sled ride at Gstaad, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 1966. Kennedy arrived with her two children from New York on Jan. 15 for a three-week winter vacation.
Rome
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A 1966 photo of Jackie Kennedy with her children during a visit in Rome.
Rome
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Photo taken in 1966 of Jackie Kennedy with her children during a visit in Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. Onassis
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On October 20, 1968, Jacqueline Kennedy married the Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Socrates Onassis.
Left: Aristotle Onassis and his new wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, with her
daughter Caroline, walk back to his yacht after their wedding on the
shipping magnate's private island of Scorpios, Greece, on Oct. 20, 1968.
Las Palmas
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This March 18, 1969, file photo shows shipowner Aristotle Onassis and
his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, leaving Las Palmas en route to La
Martinique on board the yacht Christina.
Paris
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Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis leave their Avenue Foch apartment, in Paris, France, June 20, 1969.
Scorpios
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis swims off the island of Scorpios, her husband's private island, in Greece, Oct. 30, 1969.
New York City
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, left, and Bess Myerson, former consumer
advocate for New York City, appear together at a news conference in New
York, January 30, 1975. Both women are members of the Committee to Save
Grand Central Station, which is trying to prevent the construction of an
office building over the city's landmark train station. Seen in the
background is then-congressman Ed Koch.
Greece
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Christina Onassis, daughter of the late Aristotle Onassis, and her stepmother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, arrive with friends and relatives at Actim Military Airport on the West Ionian Coast of Greece, March 18, 1975. The chartered Boeing 707 brought friends and relatives with the body of Onassis for a burial service at Scorpios Island.
Equestrienne
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Jackie Onassis rides on horseback in the traditional Essex Fox Hounds
Meeting, the annual Thanksgiving Day hunt in Bedminster, N.J., Nov. 27,
1980.
Caroline
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Caroline Kennedy and her mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, smile
following Caroline's graduation ceremony at Harvard University in
Cambridge, Mass., on June 5, 1980.
John Jr.
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John F. Kennedy Jr., walks with his mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,
outside St. Stephens Chapel at Brown University in Providence, R.I.,
June 6, 1983, after he received his Bachelor of Arts degree.
Kennedy-Schlossberg Wedding
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy,
D-Mass., are photographed on July 19, 1986, following the wedding of
Caroline Kennedy to Edwin Schlossberg, at Centerville, Mass.
Profile in Courage Award
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John F. Kennedy Jr., left, leans in to speak with his mother, Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis, May 25, 1989, in Boston. The two - seated under a
portrait of the late President John F. Kennedy at the JFK Library - were
announcing the creation of an annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage
Award.
Boston
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A photo taken May 29, 1990, of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, during a
ceremony in memory of her late husband, President John F. Kennedy, in
Boston.
The First Lady
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in a photo taken June 25, 1992.
Profile in Courage Awards
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From left: Sen. Edward Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F.
Kennedy Jr., Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg and Edward Schlossberg watch
as Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker receives the John F. Kennedy
Profile in Courage Award, in Boston, May 28, 1992.
Boston
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President Bill Clinton talks with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and John
Kennedy Jr., during the opening ceremonies for the newly-redesigned
John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, October 29, 1993.
New York City
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John F. Kennedy Jr, and his sister, Caroline Kennedy Shlossberg,
arrive May 22, 1994, at the New York apartment of their mother,
following the passing of Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
Arlington National Cemetery
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Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg kneels at the foot of her mother's
casket as her brother, John Kennedy Jr., looks on, during the graveside
ceremony for former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, May 23, 1994.
Arlington National Cemetery
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A lone person walks past the Kennedy burial site in Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 1994, after funeral services for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The widow of the 35th President died on May 19, and was buried alongside JFK.
Fashion Icon
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Visitors tour the Jacqueline Kennedy exhibit at the Field Museum in
Chicago, November 12, 2004. The museum hosted an exhibition, "Jacqueline
Kennedy: The White House Years," featuring 70 dresses, suits and gowns
worn by the former first lady, as well as photos, videos, handwritten
notes and other memorabilia from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.
Hats
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Hats worn by Jacqueline Kennedy are displayed at the Jacqueline Kennedy
exhibit November 12, 2004, at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
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A red dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy is displayed at the Field Museum in Chicago, November 12, 2004.
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A dress from Jacqueline Kennedy's wardrobe, on display at Washington's Corcoran Gallery of Art, March 28, 2002.
The First Lady
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Jacqueline Kennedy relaxes in a chair in December 1960, a few weeks after her husband, John F. Kennedy, won the U.S. presidential election.