Jackie Kennedy Onassis dies

Title

Jackie Kennedy Onassis dies

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Tribute

TX Date

20 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Paul Woodley reports on America’s sense of loss following the announcement of the death from cancer of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, 64 year-old widow of assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Includes reaction from those gathered outside her New York home; tributes from current first lady Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton; President Kennedy’s press secretary Pierre Salinger and author Doris Kearns Goodwin on her strength and success as a mother following the assassination.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; Pierre Salinger; Doris Kearns Goodwin

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Homicide; New York; Cancer; Presidents; John F. Kennedy; Widows; Jackie Kennedy Onassis

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