Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's Extraordinary Life in Photos
We're taking a look back on the life of an American icon.
When Jaqueline Bouvier married John F. Kennedy in 1953, she became the other half of a society couple that was envied and idolized the world over. Soft-spoken and supremely stylish, Jackie first earned international fame as her husband's reluctant companion on the campaign trail. The two brought youth and optimism to the White House, but it was images of the First Lady and her young children bidding farewell to JFK after his tragic assassination that cemented the Kennedy legacy in history, making them iconic political and public figures for years to come. Beyond her life as a Kennedy, Jackie reinvented herself in her second marriage to Aristotle Onassis in 1968, and later embarked on her second chapter as a book editor in New York before she passed away in 1994 from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 64.
Now, as we remember the 60th anniversary of JFK's assassination, we're taking a look back on the remarkable life of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis.
1934
A young Jaqueline Kennedy (née Bouvier), leading a pony at a Southampton horse show.
1948
Jackie, the daughter of a wealthy New York Stock Broker, at 18 posing for Vogue magazine.
1951
Jaqueline and her sister Lee are photographed after returning from studying in Europe.
1953
Jackie and her fiancée, John F. Kennedy, play tennis at his family's home in Hyannis Port, MA.
1953
John and Jackie Kennedy at their wedding in Newport, Rhode Island.
1953
Jackie wears her ivory silk wedding gown with a portrait neckline and a ruffled bouffant skirt, which was designed by custom New York City dressmaker Ann Lowe.
1954
JFK says goodbye to Jackie as she leaves their Washington D.C. townhouse to attend classes at the Georgetown University Foreign Service School. The newlyweds relocated to the nation's capitol for John's term as senator.
1955
Jackie poses with her sister, Lee.
1956
Five Kennedy women—Jackie, Patricia Lawford, Ethel Kennedy, Eunice Shriver, and Jean Kennedy—attend a party.
1958
JFK and Jackie relax at home with their first child, Caroline.
1959
Jackie Kennedy at the April in Paris ball in New York City.
1960
Jackie and her husband wave to crowds in Massachusetts during the beginning of his presidential campaign.
1960
Jackie, dressed for summer in a gingham print dress and pearls, relaxes with husband JFK and daughter Caroline.
1960
Jackie hosts reporters and editors for an interview over high tea at their Georgetown home during JFK's campaign in 1960.
1960
Jackie on the campaign trail for her husband Jack's presidential run.
1960
Jackie scrapbooks newspaper clippings with her young daughter, Caroline, while her husband is on the presidential campaign trail.
1960
Jackie joins her husband on-stage in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts the day after he was announced as the President-elect. The future First Lady was nine months pregnant with their son, John F. Kennedy Jr.
1960
Jackie with her newborn son, John F. Kennedy Jr., at his christening in Georgetown.
1961
Jackie Kennedy stands along side her husband at his inauguration.
1961
On the evening of President Kennedy's inauguration, he and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at the inaugural ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington D.C.
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