The private letters of Jacqueline Kennedy to an Irish priest caused controversy last May when the Vincentian Fathers at All Hallows College in Dublin announced they were being put up for auction. The letters, written between 1950 and 1965 to Rev. Joseph Leonard, a resident of All Hallows, were subsequently removed from the auction, and their fate had been uncertain until the … [Read more...] about Jackie Kennedy Letters Returned to Kennedys
Jackie Kennedy
First Family Photo Album
For those thirsty for more on the interior lives of America's royal family, rarely or never seen photographs of the Kennedys are available for downloading or purchase on the web. MPTV has acquired the private collection of late photographer Mark Shaw. Shaw was assigned to do a layout on Jackie for a Life article in 1959 and struck up a friendship with the captivating First … [Read more...] about First Family Photo Album
Jacqueline: The White House Years
To mark the 40th anniversary of her emergence as America's first lady, and explore her enduring global influence on style, Jacqueline Kennedy will be celebrated this September with an unprecedented special exhibition of the original costumes and accessories she wore at state events in America and abroad. "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" will be presented at the John … [Read more...] about Jacqueline: The White House Years
Our Jack
By Pete Hamill, Contributor
Pete Hamill writes on JFK Somewhere in the shadowy land between myth and history lies the domicile of John F. Kennedy. The first United States president of Irish-Catholic descent, Kennedy was a man of many faces: war hero, orator, lover, creator, and visionary. He had it all, and it was all taken away, but in the end he gained immortality. That day I was in Ireland, in the … [Read more...] about Our Jack