Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words

Behind The Walls of Camelot: Intimate Conversations With Jackie Kennedy from 1964
From a historical perspective, our interest in the Kennedy administration has never waned and probably never will. So one of the major news stories from 2011 was when taped conversations with Jacqueline Kennedy surfaced and were made available for the public to finally hear. Made just months after the President's death in 1964, Jackie sat for a series of interviews with Arthur Schlesinger Jr and made several hours worth of taped conversations. These are the basis for this enlightening and intimate ABC Special hosted by Diane Sawyer. Caroline Kennedy had held this material, and reputedly it wasn't to be released until after her mother's passing. Caroline has discussed the fact that she contemplated editing the tapes before letting them go but, in the end, allowed Jackie to speak for Jackie. We're the better for it. Despite their prominence and popularity, the Kennedys have also been somewhat enigmatic to me--especially Jackie. This special gave me a greater perspective into the...

Amazing
Jacqueline was a very intersting lady. It was fascinating to hear her talk and hear the culture as far as where woman were supposed be in society.

Very interesting
I enjoyed this and it encouraged me to go on to purchase the actual book that Caroline Kennedy published based on the actual tapes that her mother recorded. Hearing what Jacqueline Kennedy thought about the things going on during that period of time was just amazing to me since it was history in the making that I was living through too. It was a period of time that contributed to my life to a large way.

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