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ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 11:01 PM Nov 2013

"I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris . . ."

President John F. Kennedy, Palais Chaillot, Paris, June 2, 1961:



Jackie dazzled all of Paris when the Kennedys visited May 31-June 3, 1961. So much greater was the attention paid to her than to him that President Kennedy remarked to the press, with some pride and humor, “I do not think it altogether inappropriate for me to introduce myself. I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris.”

President de Gaulle was dazzled, too, as she spoke French to and charmed him through lunch:






May 31 - June 3, 1961 - President John F. Kennedy in Paris

more: http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/jacqueline-kennedy-history-conversations-life/





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"I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris . . ." (Original Post) ucrdem Nov 2013 OP
Jacqueline & John F. Kennedy in Paris, 1961, more: ucrdem Nov 2013 #1
Jacqueline Kennedy parle français: ucrdem Nov 2013 #2
Merci beaucoup! Beautiful...what civility. nt snappyturtle Nov 2013 #3
De rien, et je vous remercie ucrdem Nov 2013 #4
Qui! nt snappyturtle Nov 2013 #5

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
1. Jacqueline & John F. Kennedy in Paris, 1961, more:
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 11:15 PM
Nov 2013

On May 31, 1961, French President Charles de Gaulle gave a state dinner at his presidential palace in honor of U. S. President John F. Kennedy and the First Lady.

From a 05/07/09 Huffpost slideshow:


Not looking all that jetlagged, the Kennedys return to the Quai D'Orsay after dinner with President DeGaulle and his wife at Elysee Palace.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/06/fashion-flashback-jackie_n_183608.html

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
4. De rien, et je vous remercie
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 12:10 PM
Nov 2013

par le bon mot! Civilité, c'est parfait. En effet elle était une femme très èlegante, très brillante, et bien sûr, une francophile dévouée. A special first lady!

p.s. bienvenue, welcome!

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