Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier /ˈbuːvieɪ/ BOO-vee-ay; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, photographer and book editor. As the wife of President John F. Kennedy, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1961 until November 22, 1963. She worked hard for the historical preservation of the White House. She was well known for being fashionable and was a fashion icon.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929 in Southampton, New York. In 1951, she graduated from George Washington University and worked for the Washington Times-Herald as a photographer. A year later, she met United States Representative, John F. Kennedy at a dinner party in Washington D.C.
She married John F. Kennedy in 1953, in Newport, Rhode Island. The couple had four children. Jacqueline gave birth to a stillborn girl named Arabella Kennedy in 1956. A year later in 1957 she gave birth to a girl named Caroline Kennedy. After her husband was elected president in the 1960 presidential election, Jacqueline gave birth to a boy named John F. Kennedy Jr. in November 1960. Two months later, at the age of 31, she was the third-youngest First Lady of the United States when her husband was inaugurated as 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961.
After the assassination and funeral of her husband, Jacqueline and her two children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. retired from public life. In October 1968, she married a wealthy Greek businessman named Aristotle Onassis, which made her less popular. After his death in 1975, she worked as a book editor in New York City. As of today, she is seen as one of the most popular and well known first ladies in American history. In 1999, she was named as one of Gallup's Most-Admired Men and Women of the 20th century. On May 19, 1994, Jacqueline died in her sleep from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in New York. Her funeral was on May 23, 1994. She was later buried next to her husband, President Kennedy, at Arlington National Cemetery.