Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Essay -- Biography Biographies Bio

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy OnassisJacqueline downwind Bouvier was born on July 28th, 1929 in East Hampton, Long Island. Jacquelines mother was Janet leeward Bouvier, a highly ambitious horseback rider. Jacqueline was nicknamed "Jackie" after her father, Jack Bouvier. Young Jackies parents were a very vigorous off coupled. Her father had an estimated fortune of 7 million dollars and Janet came from a wealthy family also, her father had been chairman of the board of Chase National Bank.Asides for the Bouviers wealth, the other thing they were most noted for was their beauty, Jack in particular. His slender nose, wide set blue eyes, shiny black hair and muscular build earned him the description as "drippingly handsome". Jacks in the altogether edge instincts, swarthiness, and love for beautiful young women earned him the nick name " Black Jack". Janet, who was sixteen years younger than Jack was not as beautiful as he was handsome. Janet did not possess a sho wgirl prettiness but she was said to have possessed an interesting look. She was petite and had a somewhat animated look to her. Her nose and chin were long and pointed. When Jackie was born it was happily noted that Jackie looked like Jack Bouvier. (Birmingham)Though Janet Lees family was well off, they were not members of the esteemed highest social caste as were the Bouviers. Janet lived her life with a constant sense of unease because of this difference in lineage.(Birmingham)Because Black Jack was cognize for having erratic financial history, James Lee, Janets father, offered to allow Janet and Jack to live rent free in a building he owned. This offer came to a lower place one condition. Jack would have to cut back on his flamboyant lifestyle. (Heymann)On March 3rd 1933, the Bouvier family was completed by the birth of Jackies sister, Lee. When Lee was born, Jackie was no longer the baby of the family.She spent most of her time tending and riding her horse. Jackie also excell ed in school. She was so intelligent that she found all her unproblematic grade work as boring. Janet had once stated that, "Jackies intellectual ambition ran ahead of her chronological age." (Heymann)Soon problems began occurring between Black Jack and Janet. Jackie has neer spoken about her parents marriage issues but they are thought to have arisen because of money. At the time Black Jack was und... ...e style. The low pen lifestyle was very hard to obtain. The press was constantly inquiring if Jackie had any new love interests.Then on October 20th 1968, Jackie married Aristotle Onassis on the Greek island Scorpios. Aristotle was not only her sisters ex boyfriend, but he was also the richest man in the world. Their race was short lived. The couple had different tastes and their relationship had been condemned from the beginning.In march 1975, Aristotle was planning on divorcing Jackie, before he could do so he died. After his death, Jackie became very wealthy. She n eeded something to occupy herself with so she became an editor with Viking Press. Two years later she moved over to Doubleday Press.In December on 1993, Jackie was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. She was treated for the disease with chemotherapy until May of 1994. In may she declared that she cute to return to her home to die. On May 19, 1994, at 1015 a.m., Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died surrounded by her friends and family. Her funeral took place at St. Ignatious Loyola church, the same church where she was baptized. She was later inhumed in Arlington cemetery next to John Kennedy.