As We Remember Her: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis In...Inscribed to George Plimpton

Description: Full Title: As We Remember Her: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis In The Words Of Her Family And Friends HarperCollins, New York, 1997. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Stated First Edition (with Number Line to 1). ISBN: 0060176903. Written by Carl Sferrazza Anthony. This book is Signed and inscribed by the author to George Plimpton, who was a close friend of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Plimpton relates anecdotes about he and Jacqueline Kennedy on pages 231, 249, 271, 272, 319, 331, 337 and 338. The inscription is on the half-title page and reads: To George Plimpton-- With my deepest appreciation for your memories and trust and necessary Plimpton touch to this tribute. And please forgive me any misquote! I hope my writing captured the essence of your thoughts-- With Greatest Admiration + Thanks, Carl Sferrazza Anthony.' Here are two of the quotes from Plimpton: 'She came into her own. When she was with Ari, she put aside parts of herself to pursue his interests. I sensed a change in her, very much more like the girl I first knew, who had a great sense of fun and enthusiasm. It must've been an electrifying, extraordinary thing for her to be on her own-- she was always somewhat diminished by the men around her. Not that she was any less, but, for God's sake, one husband was the President of the United States, and the other was an enormously wealthy, powerful man.' And 'I once wrote a piece about being at the beach with the President and Caroline and John. Harper's magazine was enthralled, but I had to get Jackie's permission. She said, "I know you'll hate me for this, but you can't publish that. I have to protect the children." She was my friend, I didn't mind. In 1992, I was doing a collection of my work and asked Jackie what her feelings were about that piece. She said, "Oh, I was so silly back then. It was such a lovely piece, like a portrait. You must do it. Please do it." And I did. That was what it meant to be friends with her.' From the dust jacket: 'As a young woman, she wanted to write the Great American Novel--instead, she lived it. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the woman who charmed the world, who brought us together in joy and was a model of dignity in our grief. We loved Jackie for her elegance, the pearls tucked glamorously beneath her neckline, her generous smile behind oversized sunglasses. She lived our fantasies of fame and fabulous wealth. When she died, we mourned the passing of an American heroine.'Also: 'To understand Jackie on her own terms, Anthony conducted exhaustive interviews with an impressive collection of Jackie's friends, family members, and colleagues, many of whom speak here about her publicly for the first time, and drew from rarely published but quite revealing autobiographical accounts. Intimate photographs, most of which are previously unpublished, offer a further glimpse into the life of this most private woman.'

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