Where It All Started
The First Lady was born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Southampton, New York, on July 28, 1929. Janet Norton Lee Bouvier, a socialite, and John Vernou Bouvier III, a wealthy Wall Street stockbroker, were her parents. Her father was nicknamed “Black Jack” for gambling. Jackie was called after the notorious gambler, philanderer, and alcoholic. Despite his “dark heart,” Jackie’s father was from a wealthy family. The family was humble, but they became wealthy over time. To blend in with the rich and powerful, they forged documents to claim patrilineal links to European monarchy. The idea of a noble title had shaped Jackie’s youth, despite the frantic attempt.
Where It All Started
A Privileged Background
Despite his father’s poor reputation, Jackie came to idolize him as she grew up. Perhaps as a bid to compensate for his shortcomings as a father, John reciprocated her daughter’s admiration by showering her with praise and expensive possessions. It was no secret that Jackie grew up amid the ranks of America’s finest. Jackie’s competitive attitude and remarkable confidence were evident from a young age when she rode. She entered many competitions and won the majority of them. Aside from her physical strength, the First Lady impressed many around her by learning French as a child. Jackie received her elementary education at Chapin School, one of Manhattan’s most elite all-girls institutions at the time, from grades 1 to 6. Her classmates were Ivanka Trump and Jordan’s Queen Noor. Would you believe her professors previously called the ever-finesse and stylish lady as “a darling child, the prettiest little girl, very clever, very artistic, and full of devil”?
A Privileged Background
