How Did Jfk Influence On American Culture

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¶ “We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them.” In the little time that she was First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis set an example for the wives of impending presidents. She revolutionized the millinery, clean cut look and influenced people to be more interested in history and art with her infamous White House entertainment dinners. JFK would take her opinion to mind when he would make decisions for the United States. After his assassination in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy showed a brave face and would help America grieve the young president who promised change. Arguably the most fashionable First Lady, "Jackie O" Kennedy impacted the 1960s era and today due to her influence on politics, …show more content…
Tina Santi Flaherty acknowledged that before Jackie, America was not viewed as sophisticated in literature, or poetry, or music, or art. Flaherty states that we had the art and history but we didn’t have anyone to “showcase” it (Lepore). Jacqueline Kennedy would “showcase” these forms of art through her White House entertainment dinners. "It would be difficult to tell you how refreshing, how heartening it is to find such serious attention and respect for the arts in the White House. To many of us it is one of the most exciting developments on the present American cultural scene.". World-renowned Violinist Isaac Stern exclaimed after a visit to the White House (Flor). Jackie Kennedy believed that the White House library should have an extensive of collection of American literature and history; so she chose a commission of scholars to select 1,500 volumes to put in the presidential library and to make the list available to the public (Coleman). Jacqueline Kennedy had a way of convincing people; she convinced France to loan her the Mona Lisa. Her attractive personality and interest in culture magnetized U.S congressman and soon-to-be president John Fitzgerald