Jackie Kennedy's Influence

It was Valentine’s Day, 1962, and 80 million people gathered around their TV sets and turned on Tiffany Net or NBC. For a whole hour their eyes were glued to their screen, watching the First Lady give America the first tour of the White House. They laughed at her little jokes and gasped in awe at the greatness that was the White House. When it ended, America could not wait to see it again. The White House that they had been sending in their family heirlooms to, and watching daily updates, was now being broadcasted and it was almost finished. The mastermind behind this whole project was the very famous First Lady, Jackie Kennedy. Jackie Kennedy was a very influential first lady who captivated millions of people on a televised tour with her specially made committee's
Her classy lifestyle led her to be “well-known as a sophisticated girl who loved art, literature, ballet, and antiques” (Smith 13). Jackie loved the finer things in life and when she went to Europe she found an even greater passion for these things (Smith 14). When Jackie decorated the White House she brought her taste for fine arts and class with her. When Jackie was seven years old she moved Washington D.C. and there she toured many historical sites, including the White House (“Jacqueline Kennedy in the White House” 14). Jackie loved visiting these sites; however, when she visited the White House she was very disappointed (“Jacqueline Kennedy in the White House” 1). She thought that it did not teach her the historical value of the house and did not resemble anything historical (“Jacqueline Kennedy in the White House” 1). This was the first she had visited the White House and she already wanted to change it. When Jackie returned to the White House, this time to live there, she felt similar feelings to those that she had when she was 12, visiting for the first