I'm not sure why people fawn all over Jackie Kennedy. I guess we all have our opinions, based on differing criteria and experience. There is no doubt that Jackie had to suffer through a lot of pain in her life, especially the horrific death of JFK, whic she did indeed bear with dignity and stoicism. However, we're rating her as a First Lady in all of its manifestations. She damn near bankrupted her husband with her obsession for clothes, Probably spent too much redecorating the White House (but isn't the only First Lady guilty of that). She seems to have been able to get lots of attention from foreign dignitaries (I think it was Khruschev who was particularly obvious in his ogling), which may or may not have helped diplomacy along, but I think that her talent and beauty were grossly exaggerated. What few words I have heard her utter in Spanish are far from reflecting any real fluency (although the media made a big deal about her linguistic ability); I'm not sure about her French. I can tell you from direct personal observation (I lived three houses away from the Kennedys in Georgetown when he was a seanator and President-elect), she was no raving beaty. She had a lousey profile (bad jawline), and terrible complexion. She also had big feet. OK, some of this physical stuff doesn't bear directly on her performance as a First Lady, but inasmuch as other comments have praised her for her supposed great beauty, I guess it's germane to the mix here. She added a lot to the Camelot image, but I'm not sure what else she really did.