“I did not know her. But, I believe she knew me. We never met. From a distance, however, the force of her personality and what she stood for made her seem near….

“When she was First Lady, at the tender age of thirty-one, she had ascended to the top of the ladder. Many, too many, in America remained on the lower rungs. Hers was the language of lyrics, theirs more common. She knew what America and the World offered. They didn't even dream about what she knew. In public, she dressed smartly. They just dressed smart, depending on the weather. Nonetheless, there were few who were not warmed by the thought and feeling that she was First Lady to all America….

“They believed the First Lady could see what they saw, could feel what they felt, understood what they understood. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. I did not know her. But, she knew us. She was a First Lady, with class.”