(1929 – 1994) Multi-faceted American icon. Daughter of East Coast Catholic aristocracy “Jackie” brought style and elegance to her marriage with John Kennedy, helping his political career and transforming the taste of the White House—and America—as First Lady.

After JFK’s assassination in 1963, her sorrow and grace as the martyred widow and mother of the next generation of Kennedys endeared her even more to an American public who would be shocked by her marriage (1968–75) to Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis. In her later years, she maintained a private life in New York City while working as an editor for Doubleday; nonetheless, in all phases of her life she was a magnet for publicity whose photographs are emblems of the American century.