Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton, N.Y., on July 28, 1929.

Left: Jacqueline with her dog Bonnett in 1935.

Jacqueline Bouvier

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

Jacqueline Bouvier rides a pony led by her father, John Vernou Bouvier III, in this photo taken on August 12, 1934.

Auchincloss Family

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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

Debutante Jacqueline Bouvier, photographed in 1947.

Photojournalist

A 1953 headshot of Jacqueline Bouvier as a Washington Times Herald photographer.

Bouvier-Kennedy Wedding

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

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

Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, on their wedding day, September 12, 1953.

Caroline

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

Jacqueline Kennedy and Sen. John F. Kennedy are pictured walking in Georgetown, April 1, 1960.

Hyannis Port

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

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.

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

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

President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the inaugural ball Jan. 20, 1961, in Washington, D.C.

Hyannis Port

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

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

First lady Jacqueline Kennedy is greeted by the crowd during her visit in Paris, June 1961.

Washington, D.C.

First lady Jacqueline Kennedy at a White House dinner, November 7, 1961.

The 33rd President

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

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

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

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

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

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

President and Mrs. Kennedy attend a White House ceremony on March 27, 1963.

Vacation

The Kennedy family is pictured with their dogs on vacation, June 1, 1963.

Love Field

President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963.

Dallas

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

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

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

President Kennedy's body enters the White House, accompanied by the Honor Guard, members of the Kennedy Family, and others, November 23, 1963.

Procession

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

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

Jacqueline Kennedy receives the flag which was draped on her husband's casket, at Arlington National Cemetery, November 25, 1963.

New York City

Jacqueline Kennedy and her son, John, face the camera in their New York apartment, September 16, 1964.

New York City

Jacqueline Kennedy and her children, John-John (right), and Caroline, go boating in Central Park in New York on Sept. 16, 1964.

Gstaad, Switzerland

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

A 1966 photo of Jackie Kennedy with her children during a visit in Rome.

Rome

Photo taken in 1966 of Jackie Kennedy with her children during a visit in Rome.

Mr. and Mrs. Onassis

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

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

Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis leave their Avenue Foch apartment, in Paris, France, June 20, 1969.

Scorpios

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis swims off the island of Scorpios, her husband's private island, in Greece, Oct. 30, 1969.

New York City

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in a photo taken June 25, 1992.

Profile in Courage Awards

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hats worn by Jacqueline Kennedy are displayed at the Jacqueline Kennedy exhibit November 12, 2004, at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

Fashion Icon

A red dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy is displayed at the Field Museum in Chicago, November 12, 2004.

Fashion Icon

A dress from Jacqueline Kennedy's wardrobe, on display at Washington's Corcoran Gallery of Art, March 28, 2002.

The First Lady

Jacqueline Kennedy relaxes in a chair in December 1960, a few weeks after her husband, John F. Kennedy, won the U.S. presidential election.

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By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan