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Jackie's Newport: America’s First Lady and the City by the Sea
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About Jackie's Newport: America’s First Lady And The
Product Description "All the memories come back, no place in the world as lovely as Hammersmith Farm," Jackie wrote in a letter to her mother upon departing Hammersmith Farm, following the first presidential visit in the fall of 1961. Hyannis Port is most commonly associated with the Kennedy presidency, but the truth is that Hammersmith Farm was Jackie's preferred getaway, providing the privacy she so passionately desired. Jackie arrived in Newport in 1942 just before her thirteenth birthday and emerged as "Queen Debutant of the Year" five years later. "I remember seeing her once as a debutant," recalled a Newport contemporary, "I remember catching my breath...as she walked down a flight of stairs...she was so regal...I've never forgotten that moment." Jackie's Newport takes you through her early years, to debutante, to Senator's wife, to America's First Lady where she emerged as an international force beguiling world leaders. And finally; "With majestic pace and instant dignity, she disciplined our grief, made us proud in our shame, and gave us gentle strength to nurture future Americans." Bringing "every woman a new grace, every wife a new radiance, every mother a new tender courage," as she etched herself into the soul of America, guiding the country through the darkness of that November weekend in 1963. Jackie's Newport brings a fresh look into the inner strength, courage and dignity of the woman who over fifty years later remains America's First Lady. Review "She truly is a National Treasure..." Sinibaldi "captured it all, beautifully and heart wrenching at the same time...Great writing." Paula S. " If I knew nothing of this event I would be able to picture it in full color and in every detail because of Sinibaldi's words. Amazing. Beautifully written." Lynda F. From the Author "It only took about three weeks after the inauguration," wrote Jackie's social secretary, Tish Baldridge, "for those of us in the White House to realize...we had a huge star on our hands." Jackie received nine thousand letters per week, mostly from women wanting to know everything from her brand of shampoo and lipstick color to how many rollers she put in her hair at night and what baby food she fed little John. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy was thirty-one years old when she entered the White House as First Lady of the United States. She was the third youngest woman to serve in that capacity and the first to be born in the twentieth century. By the summer of 1961 she had: captivated the Canadians, enraptured Charles de Gaulle and beguiled Nikita Khrushchev. In the words of one seasoned diplomat she "proved herself more valuable to United States prestige than ten divisions." A woman of unfathomable inner strength; she had weathered the loss of three children and the difficulties of a marriage that, at times, appeared doomed. By all accounts, the death of her son Patrick in August of 1963, had served as a catalyst, bringing her and Jack closer than they'd ever been. She awoke filled with hope the morning of November 22, 1963 and hours later she was reaching for him when a bullet tore through his brain. Summoning strength and courage while overwhelmed with a paralyzing, numbing grief, she guided her children and the country through four of the darkest days in its history. Refusing to accept no for an answer she set about to shape her husband's legacy taking on, among others, the Secret Service, the church hierarchy and J Edgar Hoover along the way. It is my hope that Jackie's Newport will bring a deeper understanding and appreciation of the woman whose life continues to touch and inspire, not only Americans, but people around the world. From the Back Cover IN PROGRESS About the Author Raymond Sinibaldi was marked by the life and administration of John F. Kennedy. A seven year old third grader when Kennedy was elected president in 1960, the young president's call to action stirred him as a little boy. A f
