-- Americans have a lasting affection for all things Jackie -- Jackie O's own moving, funny, poignant story When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis passed away shortly before her sixty-fifth birthday, the nation wept. She left a legacy of remarkable insights and wisdom that have now become part of America's heritage. Gathered here is an unforgettable collection of her comments and views on marriage, raising children, political ambition, and life. And more than that: over the years she talked about her childhood, her love for Jack, the Kennedys, her marriage to Aristotle Onassis, her children and grandchildren, and the days of her widowhood. This collection of her thoughts, feelings, and memories becomes Jackie's own story told in her own words, the autobiography she said she would never write. Touching, funny, buoyant, and wise, The Uncommon Wisdom of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is a book to treasure.