num_pages: 384
description: A terrific original and important work.Fitzpatrick provides a stunningly fresh look at the impact of JFKs assassination on the American people.Doris Kearns Goodwin For Letters to Jackie  noted historian and News Hour with Jim Lehrer commentator Ellen Fitzpatrick combed through literally thousands of condolence messages sent by ordinary Americans to Jacqueline Kennedy following the assassination of her husband President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The first book ever to examine this extraordinary collection Letters to Jackie presents 250 intimate heartfelt eye-opening responses to what was arguably the most devastating event in twentieth century America providing a fascinating perspective on a singular time in the history of our nation. 
language: English
title: Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation
publisher: Ecco