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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Bouvier Onassis became First Lady in 1961 when her husband, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States. She became a very well known public figure from this point on and the public watched her very closely for the rest of her life. People from around the world showed great admiration for her. She had also become known as a woman who dedicated her life to her husband and children. She went to great lengths to protect her family. Although she suffered much pain and heartache throughout her life, she always managed to stay strong for her children and the public. Jacqueline Onassis was a very strong, private woman and her style portrayed elegance. The public and the people Jacqueline had been acquainted with viewed her as a very strong woman. She faced the worst possible tragedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas when President Kennedy was shot while riding in a parade. Throughout the bloody and traumatic ordeal of rushing President Kennedy to the hospital, Jacqueline managed to keep a level head and never broke down. Her ability to remain strong was possibly because she was in an extreme state of shock. After arriving at the hospital with her husband, she remained strong for the man she loved. She was covered from head to toe with her President Kennedy's blood and it did not even seem to phase her. Christopher Anderson writes, “Nellie Connally remembered" while waiting at the hospital, "it only dawned on me then how strong she was.
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