Books like My life with Jacqueline Kennedy by Mary Barelli Gallagher

Over the years there have been many books published about the Kennedy family, individually and collectively. But only this book provides a powerful and detailed look at the complex relationships shared between the three women who were not born Kennedy but who married into the family: Jackie Bouvier, Ethel Skakel, and Joan Bennett. For each of the Kennedy wives, the Camelot years provided an entirely different experience of life lessons. These were the years when Jackie's dreams became reality, but at a hefty price. For Ethel, these were years of frustration where her dreams of being First Lady were dashed and she sank into a deep depression. For Joan, her years as a Kennedy wife were the most confusing of her life, and she is now a recovering alcoholic. This fascinating story is set against a panorama of explosive American history, as the women cope with Jack's and Bobby's alleged affairs with Marilyn Monroe, their tragic assassinations, and other tragedies and scandals. Whether dealing with their husbands' blatant infidelities, stumping for their many political campaigns, touring the world to promote their family's legacy or raising their children, the Kennedy wives did it all with grace, style, and dignity. In the end, JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN is a story of redemption and great courage.

Jackie Onassis: A Personal and Professional Account of Her Life as an Editor and Author of Personal and Public Writing

"As young women studying at Vassar, Letitia's schoolmates were concerned with finding husbands. Letitia wanted to go to Paris. When she was told only men could get overseas diplomatic jobs, she became even more determined and landed a coveted position in the American Embassy of Paris. There she quickly learned the dos and don'ts of diplomacy while partaking in the city's lively postwar social scene - along with Jackie Bouvier, Marlene Dietrich, and Elizabeth Taylor. These experiences led to the exciting job of working for Clare Boothe Luce at the American Embassy in Rome in the early 1950s.". "Back in the United States, as the first woman executive for Tiffany & Co., Letitia Baldrige was a trailblazer in the new field of public relations, appealing to the whims and tastes of the rich and famous, and those that aspired to be. Yet it was her role as the first lady's social secretary in the Kennedy White House that proved to be her most notable - and challenging. She has been privileged to lead a glamorous, high-spirited life, and has witnessed some of the pivotal events of her time: the hilarity of a young Jackie Kennedy's antics on her foreign diplomatic visits, the terror of the Cuban missile crisis, the heartbreak of President Kennedy's funeral.". "Stylish, chic, and always polite, Letitia Baldrige manages to be a feminist and a lady at the same time. As the founder of Letitia Baldrige Enterprises, one of the first companies in the world to be run by a female CEO, and the author of countless books and articles about etiquette and protocol, she continues to be a role model and an inspiration to women across the country and around the world."--BOOK JACKET.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: America's Queen