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A review by hmcgivney
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy [With 8 CD's] by
5.0
This is such a valuable recording! It was several informal conversations that Jackie Kennedy had with historian Arthur Schlesinger about JFK. They took place in her living room, about four months after the assassination, and one can hear them smoking and the ice clinking in their glasses. The planes roaring overhead were a bit distracting though.
Most of the conversations were about JFK's political career, and some parts were more interesting than others (I don't really care about diplomatic relations with France, but I loved hearing about the Cuban Missile Crisis and how Jackie refused to leave, saying that if they were all going to die, she wanted to do it as a family).
Jackie obviously loved her husband and seemed incapable of thinking that he could do anything wrong or make a mistake. She also seemed a bit naive about some things (from what I know, Joe Kennedy (the father) was *not* a well intentioned papa-bear). She obviously loved Jack so much that it made me sad to think that JFK was unfaithful (not that she ever mentioned anything like THAT, of course).
The most interesting things were Jackie's ideas about what a wife should be, her restoration of the White House, and the personal details about Jack (ex. he was an Anglophile who could read a book a day and who loved historical objects).
I wish there were more, and that I knew more about her as a person. Unfortunately, she was notoriously private about her personal life and her feelings, so I don't think I'll ever get another chance to hear her thoughts and opinions like this.
Most of the conversations were about JFK's political career, and some parts were more interesting than others (I don't really care about diplomatic relations with France, but I loved hearing about the Cuban Missile Crisis and how Jackie refused to leave, saying that if they were all going to die, she wanted to do it as a family).
Jackie obviously loved her husband and seemed incapable of thinking that he could do anything wrong or make a mistake. She also seemed a bit naive about some things (from what I know, Joe Kennedy (the father) was *not* a well intentioned papa-bear). She obviously loved Jack so much that it made me sad to think that JFK was unfaithful (not that she ever mentioned anything like THAT, of course).
The most interesting things were Jackie's ideas about what a wife should be, her restoration of the White House, and the personal details about Jack (ex. he was an Anglophile who could read a book a day and who loved historical objects).
I wish there were more, and that I knew more about her as a person. Unfortunately, she was notoriously private about her personal life and her feelings, so I don't think I'll ever get another chance to hear her thoughts and opinions like this.