Good morning, March is winding down and now I am going to look at a documentary on Jackie Kennedy and her sister Lee Radziwill. The run time for this documentary is 44:30 and is called Jackie: A Tale of Two Sisters.
Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwill were sisters who had a complicated relationship. One sister would marry a future president and would become known for her impeccable style. She would regularly appear on the front pages of magazines. However, with all this success there was suffering. The other sister was younger and would provide great support for the older sister. Their lives were intertwined. However, beneath the surface, there was a great rivalry. Jackie Bouvier was born in the Upper Class of American Society. Four years later she was joined by her younger Lee. They grew up going to the best schools, vacationing in the Hamptons, and riding horses. One historian likens Jackie’s and Lee’s upbringing to growing up aristocratic in the English Countryside. However, competition between the sisters was fierce and Lee found herself overshadowed by Jackie. Jackie and Lee were incredibly close with their father, and they both gained their sense of style from their father. However, their parents’ marriage was imploding and their mother would sue their father for a divorce. Her mother would eventually remarry and this new marriage was a challenge for the sisters. They were the outsiders to their mother’s new family. It would have been a challenging time for the sisters indeed. Eventually, the sisters had to turn their own thoughts to marriage. They were expected to marry well and to marry a man with real money. Their mother was determined for her daughters to marry well. Lee was considered the prettier of the sister and would marry Michael Canfield. Jackie was taking her time in searching for a husband. Jackie had her views on marriage and she would eventually go into photojournalism in Washington DC. She had a natural curiosity and enjoyed the job. Her family was despairing over whether or not Jackie would marry. Eventually, Jackie would meet John F. Kennedy. Both saw in each other someone they could not be bored with. Jackie was a woman with brains and Joe Kennedy liked her. Eventually, the pair would marry. Their wedding would be the society wedding of the year. Lee was becoming increasingly unhappy with her marriage choice. She and Michael Canfield moved to London and had a full society calendar. Eventually, she would meet with Prince Stanislaw Radziwill, a Polish aristocrat. His old-world charm would sway her and they would eventually marry. Jackie would face her own difficulties with marriage to John. Kennedy was a man who enjoyed the company of women, and Jackie knew what was going on but took the approach that as long as he came back to her and her children she would turn a blind eye. While Lee embarked on a life in London with Prince Radizwill, Jackie helped her husband win the presidency. John F. Kennedy would win the presidency and Jackie’s world would change. She knew her history well, and the challenge of the White House was a daunting challenge. However, Jackie would take on the challenge brilliantly. While Jackie’s star was soring, Lee’s marriage was suffering. Eventually, Prince Stanislaw and Lee would divorce. Things would change for both women when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The assassination sent shockwaves around the world. Lee would fly to Washington to be at Jackie’s side. The grief of the nation fell on her shoulders and she would hold the country together during this time. Jackie struggled to recover from what she witnessed. Lee tried to comfort Jackie the best she could. However, it was Bobby Kennedy that would be the biggest help to Jackie. How would Lee react to these changes? How would Jackie navigate a life without John Kennedy? Tune into the rest of this episode to find out more about Jackie and Lee. This was a fascinating look at the lives of Jackie and Lee Bouvier. The pacing of this documentary was good and oh wow, the historians’ contributions were very well done. Over all this would be a good documentary for research purposes and not to be shown in a history class.
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