The minute that Jacqueline Kennedy entered the role of first lady (a term she wasn't fond of) after her husband, John F. Kennedy, was sworn in on January 20, 1961, she began to turn the White House into a home. She redecorated the state rooms, created a guidebook to the house and its history for those she invited over, held tea parties for her family and close friends, and, most important, created a comfortable and inviting environment in a building known for having a rather stiff, formal interi...
The minute that Jacqueline Kennedy entered the role of first lady (a term she wasn't fond of) after her husband, John F. Kennedy, was sworn in on January 20, 1961, she began to turn the White House into a home. She redecorated the state rooms, created a guidebook to the house and its history for those she invited over, held tea parties for her family and close friends, and, most important, created a comfortable and inviting environment in a building known for having a rather stiff, formal interi...
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