Jacqueline had an interesting and incredibly tragic life. I’m grateful she never knew that her son would die so young… 💔

I think her illness and death at a young 64 is the manifestation of many years of grief and trauma. It took a horrible toll on her body. God bless her soul, I hope she is at peace now.

Her husband's head blew apart in her hands, while she was under gunfire. She said that she couldn't even remember crawling back over the car trunk to retrieve parts of his brain. I wouldn't doubt PTSD at all.

I was working as a waiter in a west side restaurant in 1985. Mrs. Onassis along with two jr. assistants from her publishing house arrived . She was seated in my section by the kitchen ( what was the hostess thinking ?) we were incredibly busy with the pre - theater crowd. She was soft spoken and gracious through out . The standard of deportment for any public figure. IMHO. She left a generous gratuity .

Good evaluation. I met Jackie in a diner (EJ's Luncheonette) on 3rd avenue in Manhattan in 1993. She sat right next to my friend at a double-top table with her grand daughter. They both sat facing the plate glass window with their backs to all the gawking diners. She said to my friend, Barbara, "Ooh, those look delicious what did you order?" My friend didn't recognize her at first regardless of my shin kicking under the table to get her to realize who was speaking to her. My friend responded to Jackie, "Chocolate chip pancakes - they're amazing". She then realized whom she was speaking with when she heard her breathy voice. I noticed she seemed avoidant of all the gawking diners behind her and her physical posturing was somewhat rigid. I also have CPTSD and posture in a very similar fashion as others I know with the condition. She was a wonderful, generous, elegant lady that a professional may visibly see was traumatized by the events of her past. Thank you for honoring her with this delicate evaluation.

Shocked that you left Caroline out. Her parents were so proud of her, and Caroline proved to be a beloved and attentive daughter, so conscientious and a comforting support to her mother.

Dr. G. JFK died in 1963. I'm old enough to remember the event. My poor mom was very upset about it, because that same day, the president visited the military base where she worked in San Antonio, TX. Jackie has always intrigued me, thanks for your analysis.

"full of the devil" sounds like 1930s for "has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to use it"

I think the United States owes her more than just memories and sympathy. She led the entire world through the three days of pain for his public funeral. She deserves some sort of medal or sign of appreciation.

Beautiful tribute to Jackie. She was once a photographer and roving reporter. Later an editor. I think she was trained to be an observer, and this is why she expressed herself so well. She had a lot of willpower, too. She went out to lunch with a friend during her cancer treatment and had never eaten more than a bite of dessert. This time she told her friend let's get the whole tray and eat it all!

“Pearls are always appropriate.” Jackie Kennedy

I’ve suffered from ptsd and reliving the trauma in a loop, both in my mind and by talking about it with people close to me, was a big part of it. I can’t imagine Jackie NOT having PTSD after what she went through.

Full of the devil. That’s something I can identify with! How could the poor woman not have had PTSD. I’ll always remember the photo of her in bloody clothes witnessing LBJ’s swearing in. Just so tragic. Thank you for this compassionate analysis, sir.

What a a sensitive and thoughtful evaluation of Jackie’s mental health.

Not only PTSD, but probably C-PTSD. Repeated trauma, a lot of tragedy, loss, sadness. She was a lovely, graceful, strong, long suffering, kind lady, in spite of it all. Life is so messed up sometimes...

I have worked with elderly people with dementia, and something that I noticed is that in quite a few cases, what they were dealing with stemmed from untreated trauma and grief. The generation I speak of had lived through two world wars and the Great Depression, and they were really conditioned to put on a stiff upper lip, and to put it behind get on with things. It seems that as they got older, and frailer, that ability to keep those things under wraps became more difficult and it all surfaced. It’s a horrible thing to see, I had one lady who lived a house fire that occurred when she was a child, over and over...and another who lost a child, always panicking because her husband was out drinking and wouldn’t be home fast enough to get the child to the hospital. It made me realise the importance of grief and trauma counselling at the time rather than leaving things to fester, because we don’t heal without help. PTSD can be, and often is the result of cumulative events, and can catch you by surprise. Death by a thousand cuts as a dear friend of mine would have said. All the best.

An excellent analysis. I’ve read that soon after JFK’s death, she confided to an Irish priest she felt close to that she was so depressed, she felt suicidal, but knew she needed to live for Caroline and John, who were still very young. Her Catholicism , I believe, was another factor in her deciding to live. It should also be added that Jackie’s father Jack Bouvier was also openly unfaithful, even in front of his two daughters. It was for this reason her mother divorced her father. So marital infidelity was rather a constant in her life. And I was somewhat stunned to read in a 2023 bio about her “Jackie: Public, Private and Secret” by J. Randy Taraborrelli that Jackie had the indicated to a psychiatrist that she couldn’t hate her husband because of the way he died - referring to her guilt about her understandable anger at his constant infidelity, as he had died so violently - although I believe she did love him, and he loved her. It has been said they were just beginning to grow close following their mutual deep grief at the loss of Patrick, which occurred in July 1963, just a few months before the assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22. That is an unbelievable amount of loss such a short time - especially considering that physically, she was also recovering from a Caesarean section child birth. Her Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who rushed to the presidential limousine to cover JFK and Jackie by lying over them, also suffered many years of guilt as he believed that had he reached the limo sooner, he might have stopped the fatal shot to JFK’s head. Hill is now in his early 90s and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He still is haunted by that day but is finally more forgiving of himself.

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I knew her…she was so grateful for her life…to me she was an extremely optimistic person…I really wasn’t a fan but after meeting her I found her very warm and open to me. When I think of her now I realize that I love her very much.

Her husband had his brains blown out while she was sitting next to him and some of that brain matter splashed on her and her clothes. I think that's more than a qualifying event for PTSD all by itself.

If I may add: Jackie gave birth to a girl, Caroline in 1957.

A life both wonderful and hard. She lived her life with grace and class.

My husband and I were in Spain the day she died - everyone there grieved so much for her - she proved to have, in spite of all her suffering, tremendous style, grace and courage - she would go horseback riding there, impressed everyone. RIP, Jackie.

Poor woman. She really experienced a lot of tragic events during her lifetime.

I love seeing the pictures of her when she was young,she appeared to have a kind heart and loved her children dearly.

Remember that Onassis dumped Maria Callas for Jackie :-( She lived a privileged but tragic life, and l can’t blame her for any negative feelings she may have gained about the United States after dealing with so much violent death. I believe that Onassis, the Greek Isles, and time lived on the Mediterranean Sea, was a calming escape for her, at least for a period of time. Thanks Dr. Grande. I think you are spot on in this episode. We all learn so much from you!

She went through so much in hindsight: multiple losses of life, witnessing a murder, riding the highs of fame and fortune... It was quite a rollercoaster to say the least

Being recently diagnosed with PTSD and MDD and living it for 3+ decades, I feel very sad for the suffering that she endured. Dying at 64, probably still depressed, is a real tragedy as well Rip dear Jackie O. You are finally at peace.

I waited for this one, another beautiful woman who had everything to have an incredible life however her life was filled with sadness and tragedy.

You are so gentle and kind with all the trauma this beautiful woman experienced in her life. Thank you Dr. Grande

She was beauty and grace. She was a role model for young women of that era. I admired her more than any woman in our history of that time. When I had a similar type of loss at age 19, I drew on her courage and example as my own behavior and to carry me through. Great analysis.

Dr Grande, I'd love to see one on Ethel Kennedy, Robert Kennedy's widow. She endured some of the same hardships as Jackie but reacted so different. She is a complicated but extremely strong woman, I'd love to see a video about her.

Jackie suffered more tragedy in her short life that anyone should have to endure. She was intelligent, beautiful, classy, and full of grace. Jack’s affairs were the Least of her worries. In fact they are typical for powerful, wealthy men in all walks of life.

To Mrs. Kennedy-Onassis’ eternal credit, while she was “figuring it out, largely on her own,” there was never a visible ripple on the stream of that classic demeanor! Thoughtful analysis. Very kind of Dr. Grande in an era of “Dem” defamation.

Your commentary is truly clarifying and fascinating. I was 16 when JFK was elected president and there were endless articles on Jackie and Jack Kennedy during their epoch and many of us devoured all of them. Who would have thought that anything more was necessary. But what you have written here is astonishingly insightful and illuminating. Thank you so much.

Wondering if she was known to be depressed while married to jfk. If so, him being a serial adulterer would have contributed greatly.

I do feel it's a blessing that she was not alive to endure the death and the aftermath of her son, John. She'd been through enough. On a different note, I love Dr. Grande's line about Jackie's father: "He had some trouble regulating his intake of alcohol." I believe another way to phrase this would be: "He was a drunk." Made me laugh so hard! I love circumlocution!!!!!

The most amazing woman of class and distinction to ever walk the earth. When I heard that after her diagnosis of brain cancer she and her beloved son arranged her departure I knew she was incomparable. The only one close to her level of beauty and poise was Lady Dianna. In those days PTSD was called "shell shock". I'd say that she had that going through JFK, RFK and losing babies. In that time women were taught to never let on to others what they were going through.

I’d hate to think how JFK, Jr’s death would have affected her had she’d still been around.

*You skipped Caroline!* She was born in 1957. C'mon now...

Jackie Kennedy was the best First Lady we ever had. She was intelligent, dedicated to the cause of her husband and to the general goodwill of the American People and all people world wide. Her behavior the day of the Assassination was phenomenal. Covered with her husband's blood when she got back to Air Force one, she was urged to change her clothes and wash up. Her reply to that suggestion was: "Let them see what they have done!" To me, this conveyed clear assertive presence of mind at a time when most women in her situation would have been in a daze. She represented herself well in the following days weeks months and years. To this day, those old enough to remember her, miss her still. She was as famous as her husband by being the most beautiful, lovely, loving, and caring First Lady we ever had.

I was 13 when JFK was killed. I admired Jacqueline's intelligence and her interest in not only the US, but the entire world. When she visited Angkor Wat, the Hindu temple site in Cambodia, I was thrilled to see what she saw. The women of that time were mostly interested in getting married/having babies so it was inspiring to me as a young girl wishing to escape Nebraska and see the world. I have always admired adventurous women and I grew up to be one.

Thank you,!!! I asked you to do Jackie, only you can do her justice, thank you, yet again you get better, and better!!! 🐶🐶🐶🐶

One thing she did was, shortly after the death of her husband, the White House received high levels of mail from ordinary people all over the country, expressing their condolences. Jackie worked day and night to write back personally to each and every person who wrote her a letter. One 12 year old kid who lived in the Washington area, thought she would have financial problems and wrote to her, that she does babysitting and would babysit for John and Caroline for free. It took a few months, but she answered each and every letter to everybody who wrote to her. She knew they were trying to help her with her grief, so she tried to help them with theirs. With a lot of those letters she was deeply touched. Saw her in NYC once in the 60s. In New York City, for the most part, the people there leave famous people and celebrities alone and don't go up to them. One guy I know was picked for jury duty and Woody Allen was also picked for the same case. At the jury pole room, people glanced at him but no one went up to him.

Oh, I‘d still like to see your analysis of Jacquie‘s aunt and cousin, Big Edie and Litte Edie, the Beales of Grey Gardens. What a bizarre story! I still can‘t decide what was up, narcisstic mother? Folie a deux?

If trying (unsuccessfully) to put your husband's brains back in his skull doesn't qualify one for PTSD then does one have to actually die themselves???

I believe it was in 2019 that Vanity Fair had an article on Jacqueline in one of its monthly issues. The article reported that she was on the verge of suicide after John Kennedy's assassination. She also sort of lived life in a fishbowl, being the object of so much curiosity. It says something about her inner strengths that she was able to avoid going completely nuts.

OMG sitting in that car when her husband was shot must have been horrifying for her.....devastating. PTSD definitely. We love you Jackie and miss you.

She suffered lost her husband in a violent death She was beautiful and held on to her children Such strength I wish I had her mental strength to overcome life's bad moments

That was terrific analysis of Mrs. Onassis. She was a wonderful, classy lady. The very epitome of class.

Two people that distinctly spoke with a lower than average amount of words per minute were Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Alfred Hitchcock. I read somewhere that Joe Kennedy agreed to pay Jackie a ton of money to stay married to JFK (a somewhat different version of this was in episode two of the 2011 miniseries, "The Kennedys"). I wonder like a few of the other commenters here why Caroline Kennedy is not mentioned. Other points I've read are that Jackie was closer to her serial adulterer father than her mother. Yet, Jackie tolerated her two husbands' adulteries just like her mother. Also, Jackie's enormous spending habits as Onassis' wife is well documented. My belief is that she married the first time for love and money; the second time for money and safety/security for herself and her children. Jackie's last relationship was with Maurice Tempelsman, a wealthy man who supposedly quadrupled her income. Money was first with Jackie, then maybe love--which is typical of many people brought up in wealth. Money never betrayed Jackie as her husbands did. If Jackie would've had to struggle over money, her depression may have soared. An interesting video about a much admired lady.

My mother has been through a lot of trauma. She was diagnosed with PTSD. It helps her to talk about her trauma.

Given Jackie’s time as an aware, intelligent women seems she never had the resources and support to deal properly with all her “ brokenness and completeness “…..kind of sad, but she still managed to accomplish quite a bit………..she’s like a character out of some classic drama or opera……with class……… Rest In Peace, Jackie Kennedy Onassis………be well with the angels and Saints, who you always appreciated!!!………

I don't know how Jackie could have not had PTSD. Shortly after losing a baby, who lived for only a few days, she experienced the horrible assassination of her husband who died in her lap. I think it was her first outing after the death of the baby, one of three she had lost. All one has to do is watch that video of her crawling on the back of the car , reaching for the Secret Service agent. Then, she lost another supportive family member to assassination just five years later. I was 16 and home sick the day the President's assassination occurred and it affected me for many years and I was just a teen member of the public.

Oh man I can’t imagine the pain she felt having been in her position. This is one of your best analysis and I very much appreciate your study of her, it was deep. Good job and keep it up!!

Thank you for zeroing in on Mrs. Kennedy's PTS. She went through more suffering than one can imagine as President Kennedy was being wounded. Who can forget that image of the first lady climbing on the back of the motorcade to retrieve part of her husband's brain. I often wonder that perhaps this is why she died sort of young. Yes she had cancer, but maybe the stressed caused the cancer to develop. Thank you once again Dr. Grande for your analysis.

I went through a personal trauma & during it and in dealing with the aftermath I simply carried on but when the dust settles, then comes the devastating sadness

Another great analysis, Dr. Grande. Such a lovely woman. She and Rose Kennedy could surely commiserate with one another. It would be fascinating to hear your analysis of a very different person, and her reaction to losing the 2016 presidential election.

I believe that November 22 ,1963 had a significant impact on her mental health that lasted the rest of her life. She may not have been a physical casualty but she was an emotional casualty

Her life was met with numerous tragedies, yet se always seemed to remain composed, have always admired Jackie

Another beautiful and intelligent woman with a lot of sad experiences in her life.

That is quite a conundrum: on the one hand to talk about one’s PTSD can be symptomatic, and on the other hand, to suppress one’s PTSD can also be symptomatic. Thank you.

Your analysis of Jackie Onassis was interesting and enlightened. I remember that many people seemed to be disappointed in her for marrying Onassis. I thought she was looking for ‘surcease of sorrow’ and a buffer between herself and the attention of the world. She needed to rest, but I doubt that she got much.

I'd love to see one on JFK's sister Rosemary due to her history of mental illness and lobotomy

Very compassionate providing new insights into her life

Jackie was in a group of people who were asked "If you could be anyone or anything, who would you be or what would you do?" When it was her turn to answer, she said "A bird." Her husband Jack was once asked to describe his wife in one word. He thought a minute and then said "Fey." "Fey" is a very interesting word---with several meanings and connotations---some quite dark. Jackie once described herself as a "living wound." She had more than her share of traumas but she kept her dignity and the one character trait she possessed that backed up all the others was courage. Good common sense certainly served her well. Dr. Grande, this is an excellent video, done with sensitivity and respect for its subject.

As a nurse having worked in psychiatry for years I found this video very interesting. I grew up during Jackie's era as First Lady and admired her greatly. I have probably every book written about her.....just was always endlessly fascinated by her! Thank you for giving us your take on this remarkable woman. in particular the extreme high points she experienced with tragic events all happening at the same time and how that affected her.

I stopped mid-step walking across the floor when, three days after her death, I realized what she had done for us. The thought of her took my breath away. Jacqueline Kennedy’s poise and resolve, she held her young children’s hands, and they were all so dignified in face of extreme anguish. The whole world suffered the loss. It was if the earth stopped spinning. Over the days, we all watched her. She, I realized after she died, saved us from further tragedy by drawing attention to her quiet strength. Jacqueline Kennedy was purposeful. She attended to every detail to make an historic moment real for us all. How could we break down, if she had not. Thirty years after, the enormity of what Jacqueline Kennedy gave her country, came to me.

That was very compassionate, Dr. G. She was treated horribly when she married Onassis. A lot of people thought she stole him from Maria Callas, and he was not well liked. He was actually a pretty ugly man, not the most refined, and seeing her still young beauty next to his, shall we say, mature ugliness was more that those who idolized her could take. People couldn't seem to understand that when you've been married to the President of the United States, your pool of eligible suitors is actually quite small. Onassis wasn't just rich, he was mega rich and weilded a lot of power. She also couldn't step outside her apartment in NY without being surrounded by paparazzi. My mother was a minor celebrity in our home town and everyone knew I was her daughter. Although we didn't have paparazzi following us. I could hardly go out on my own without people stopping me to say something about my mother. It may look glamorous and exciting but it is very intrusive and you always have to be on guard about your appearance and behavior. Sometimes you just want to hide but you can't.

Thsnk you for another outstanding video. Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis was a remarkable women, she suffered a lot of loss and still stood strong it must have been hard for her.

No mention of daughter Caroline, the only surviving child of Jackie and JFK as of 2020. Otherwise, spot-on as usual.

A very classy lady. Very compassionate and a wonderful mother. Such a big contrast to the current FLOTUS.

A true American princess. So intelligent and lovely in every way.

she was not fluent reading, writing or speaking other languages. I have read some of her letters written in French. He command of grammar and vocabulary are, at best, high school level. Her "stump" speeches in Spanish or Italian and French, were rote presentations, prepared by competent linguist. As a professor of comparative literature, I would grade her efforts in "language," and her "reading list" as more near pedestrian. Not that she claimed to be an academic or intellectual; her handlers most certainly wanted to paint her in this hue. After all, the Oval Office Kennedys were "invented" as the new generation. After all, the average age of the Senate and the House during the tenure of the 43 year old elected president, was in the mid-sixties. She is quite famous because of the sophisticated PR strategy that was insidiously executed by the press for pay (Joseph P. Kennedy).

PTSD appears to be triggered by memories stored and retrieved differently from other memories. They seem to lack the metadata that accompany ordinary memories. When someone asks, "Where were you when you heard Kennedy was shot?", the hearer can often recall exactly where they were, including what direction they were facing, what they were doing, who they were with, etc. Traumatic memories appear to lack the most crucial metadatum: a timestamp identifying them as something from the past. Thus they are always NOW. Remembering them is reliving them.

It would be interesting to analyse her cousins from Grey Gardens, Big and Little Edie Bouvier Beale. Watch the documentary and tell us what you think about them!

Thank you for highlighting the lives of those who often fall by the wayside in our memories. Countless documentaries are made about the most popular and influential, but it is rare we are given a chance to look upon those in the shadows beneath a spotlight. Another great presentation indeed.

I don't think she found a suitable husband in Jack either. It is sad what things she had to put up with in her life.

Thank you for your empathic explanation of a woman who coped with an unbelievable amount of tragedy. I cannot imagine how difficult that would have been.

saw her in NYC in 1968...Her beauty was beyond comprehension...flawless..like a doll. Thank you Dr. Gramde for this comprehensive evaluation... Excellent!

A good follow up to this would be an even more intriguing member of the family Edith Bouvier Beal.

Jackie had a daughter, Carolyn, before, her son John was born.

THANK YOU for touching on preconceived notion that some people have about PTSD patients not talking about their traumas. Talking about the precipitating traumatic events isn't necessarily triggering for all of those with PTSD. As a healthcare professional with PTSD, I actually like talking about my diagnosis when appropriate and, to a degree, opening up about my traumas. In a way, my opening up about it signifies my own personal healing. It took me years of DBT, CBT, EMDR, meditation, and medication titrations to get here.

I got emotional watching this. When I heard she died so young, it kinda made sense. I think there's only so much a person can take. Thank you for this video. I learned more about Jackie but also about the power of PTSD. I hope she at peace. Stay safe Dr. G and all the best to you and the fam

This was an amazing analysis Dr. G. You brought forth Jackie the person, and what she endured throughout the unprecedented tragedies she faced. Your analysis has made me pause and realize what a truly noble and courageous woman she was. Great video as always; thank you!

A woman who endured an inordinate amount of trauma. She managed to carry it publicly with grace but who knows what private suffering she endured? It cannot be underestimated. She stood as an icon of exceptional beauty, intelligent and a strong work ethic. Few of us who watched her as we grew could even hope to attain that level of accomplishment. She stood apart and above, with tremendous restraint. I wonder if she ever had anyone with whom she could really unleash her grief, her fears and her trauma reaction. And, in those days, in the circles she moved as well as her connection with so many important political figures, few would have intervened. I am pretty sure she felt utterly alone most of the time. And, as you mention, PTSD was not even a "thing" when she was going through the death of her husband and her brother in law. There was just an incredible amount of horrible incidents piled on in this woman's life and I was amazed at her positive choice to become a working editor and publisher! What a woman. There are few people like that in our lives. I wish she could have had the right kind of compassionate therapy, but her experiences played out in the most public arena imaginable, and as I said, few probably had the courage to approach her to give her help. And, she might have refused it anyway.

Incredible. The courage, grace and dignity she demonstrated in the face of immeasurable loss was remarkable. Reflecting on her resilience and ability to persevere brought to mind a quote by Viktor Frankl from one of my favourite books "Man's Search For Meaning" that read: "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms-to choose one's attitude in any given situation, to choose one's own way." As always, many thanks for this compassionate and thoughtful analysis including the mental health aspects relating to MDD and PTSD!

You spoil us, Dr. Grande! Really enjoy your work.😁

Chapeau, doctor Grande! I have read several books about Jacqueline and must say you have nailed it! I admire, how simple and brilliant you can summarize facts and come to a logical analysis, that is so accurate. Tank you very much, for your hard work.

I appreciate your sensitive portrayal for Jacqueline Onassis. It’s very interesting to see certain parallels in personality with my mother. (I hope, after so many years, that I’ve grown in compassion & love.) Mom identified w Mrs Kennedy quite a bit, but her suffering was of a different cause. During that period, women were really encouraged to maintain the status quo, never rock the boat, look lovely & make polite conversation. Seeing a therapist was out of the question. Time passes. And family scars follow through the generations until someone can let it go & forgive.

I agree, Caroline was always a source of pride for her parents and especially her mother. How could you have left out the daughter?

"Full of the devil" I just think the teacher meant that Jackie was michevious . Jackie had a lot to contend with in her life, disappointment and suffering . No wonder considering everything she went through and that she had to put on a brave face, that she might have post traumatic stress disorder and depression. Because of her own inner resources she found a way to get through it and it must have taken an emotional toll on her. Much admiration for Jackie!

This was so well explained by a kind understanding doctor. I am sure the world loved Jackie dearly and like myself will remember exactly what they were doing when the news broke of JFKs dreadful death. She was beautiful, clever and strong to be able to recover enough to work and take care of herself towards the end of her still young life. God bless her.

She was also quoted as saying "They kill Kennedys !" in anger and in protecting her children .

Considering what Jackie went through she held up admirably. She needed to talk about what happened to heal. It would have been worse if she didn’t talk. Through all her trauma she was only just her authentic human self. She probably needed to be a little aloof to protect herself and her kid’s privacy. There will never be another Jackie ❤️

Always adored her and one reason is how much grace and strength she carried. Nice video, as a reminder of her virtues although she struggled too. R.I.P. First Lady, Jacqueline. 🙏🏽💕

I used to pick up my GF at White & Case, the law firm, on W 45th off of 6th Ave, and I used to see her leaving the Double Day office. At night we would often bump into JFK JF and Darryl. My GF also lived in his building at 61 W 62nd St, before he moved downtown. I also bumped into them many times on the eastern side of Central Park near the Met. That seems like a long time ago. An amazing family.

During a conversation in 1999, my late, super-rich cousin Robert related an interesting story about her, and I'm sure he told it countless times. It was the late 1960s when Robert hosted a party at his East Hampton home. Jackie and her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, were invited and attended. During the party, Robert observed Jackie eyeing Robert's very expensive cigarette lighter on a table, then looking around, snatching the lighter, and putting it in her purse. After some time, Robert presented a cigarette and loudly asked if anyone "had a light" in Jackie's direction. After a short silence, Robert directly asked Jackie if she had a light for his cigarette, and she declined. He was pretty ticked, and he overtly, repeatedly expressed his frustration over the episode the following months. After quite some time, Robert received a check for $15,000 from Aristotle, with a letter instructing Robert to shut up about the lighter! Robert laughed about it, but also said Jackie had earned the reputation of a kleptomaniac. IMO, this does not diminish Jackie's reputation or place in society. Just thinking about all the terrible events and situations into which she was thrust makes me tear up.

Excellent analysis, historical and psychological. I do not believe I would have liked her on a personal level, but she was heroic in many ways. Thank you for your presentation.

So many misfortunes in her life, that’s really sad...🥺 Lovely video Dr. Grande!❤️