Jaqueline "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy

Jackie and Chocolate Chip Cookies

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First Ladies - 1900 - 2000

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy*

President John F. Kennedy*

John, Jackie, and Caroline Kennedy*

First Lady Jackie and President John F. Kennedy
First Lady - January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Quotes from Jackie -

• “There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.”
• “The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.”

​Factoids - 

• Jackie won an Emmy Award for her televised tour of the White House.
• Jackie's knowledge of French and her sense of diplomacy led to France loaning the Mona Lisa to the U.S. for viewing.  

Bio - 

• Jacqueline “Jackie” Bouvier was born in New York and grew up in Manhattan to a wealthy, social family.  Jackie studied at Vassar University, studied in Paris, and earned a degree from George Washington University. 
• After graduation, Jackie was a photographer for the Washington Times Herald.  Her time in Washington resulted in meeting John Kennedy, a young Congressman. They married in 1953 and had two children, Caroline and John Junior.  In 1960, John Kennedy became President and the Kennedys truly became America’s First Family.
• Once in the White House, Jackie made it her mission to preserve the historic importance of the mansion. She created a White House Historical Association, a non-profit with historians and curators to help preserve the White House and to secure its place as a museum, protected by Congress.  Jackie created the first White House Guidebook and starred in a CBS televised tour of the White House, attracting over 80 million viewers and earning Jackie an Emmy Award.  
• As First Lady, Jackie's extraordinary beauty and sense of style set fashion trends around the world.  Her diplomacy and welcoming style also made her popular with ambassadors and world leaders alike.  
• ​Sadly, Jackie's time as First Lady was sorrowful with the death of the Kennedy's infant son and lastly, as President was assassinated in Dallas in 1963, just 10 years into Jackie and John's marriage.  The nation mourned with Jackie and her children and also looked up to her courage and grace in a time of great strife.

Mama and Me!
It's 1961 - Jackie Kennedy is First Lady and my mama looks like a First Lady too!
We were on vacation, visiting Washington, D.C. and my brother at Quantico, Virginia.
Apparently, tourists dressed up to sight-see!

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About John - John Kennedy was the 35th president and inspired a new generation with his call to service: "Ask not what your country dan do for you; ask what you can do for your country."  He  faced early Cold War crises like the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis.  With Martin Luther King, John promoted the Civil Rights movement.  He championed space exploration, launching the Apollo program. His assassination in 1963 shocked the nation and left many of his goals unfinished.

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Jackie's Chocolate Chip Cookies

President Kennedy seemed to be unconcerned about eating, often having to be reminded when it was time for meals.  For dessert, if he had it, it would likely be chocolate. 

Ingredients
8 ounces butter
8 ounces brown sugar
10 ounces white sugar
1 ounce vanilla extract
4 each large eggs
3 & 1/2 pounds large chocolate chunks
12 ounces all purpose flour
1/2 ounce baking soda
1/4 ounce salt

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
   
2. Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy in a stand mixer.
   
3. Add the eggs one at a time until completely blended into the batter.
   
4. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl and add your dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt). Continue to mix the batter.
   
5. Add the remaining items and mix until fully combined.
   
6. Portion cookies and place 2" apart on a cookie sheet that is greased or lined with baking paper.
   
7. Bake at 325°F until golden brown.

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Portrait Credits*
Jackie Kennedy - Public Domain (official portrait) Shaw, Mark, photographer. First official White House photograph of Mrs. John F. Kennedy 1961
John F. Kennedy - Cecil Stoughton. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
Jackie, John F., and Caroline - Dell Publishing, 1960. Photograph by Jacques Lowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons