The Romance of France

[From JackieStyle, by Pamela Clarke Keogh. HarperCollins. Copyright 2001.]

> > > > France was a perfect stage on which to present President and Mrs. Kennedy to the world. From the first, the French were gaga over Jackie and seemed particularly caught up in the Kennedy mystique. In a French newsreel made shortly after the election, Hyannisport, where the Kennedy family maintained their summer home, was referred to as "le Saint Tropez d'Amerique." Much was made of Jacqueline's French heritage, as well as her fondness for French couture, culture, and even interior decorating. But what really won them over was her ability to speak their language.

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The Kennedys' trip to France was Jackie's fashion apogee. Although she rued the fact that journalists seemed to regard her merely as a fashion plate, there was no denying the seismic effect she had on the French people. More than two million spectators lined the streets to watch the Kennedys' motorcade, and every scrap of information about their trip was detailed in the French newspapers and magazines. < < < < <
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"the seismic effect"
the "perfect stage"
"mystique"
"fondness" for French couture, culture, and even interior
decorating
"fashion apogee"
"French newsreel"

"gaga"

The Romance of France.