Evening star., 1962-11-28
By FRANCES LTDK
Star staff Writer

Mrs. John p. Kennedy
makes as much news in her
way as the late Mrs. Prank
lin D. Roosevelt made when
she was First Lady.
Where Mrs. Roosevelt held
regular news conferences and
welcomed coyerage for the
many causes she believed in,
however. Mrs. Kennedy had
sought to pursue her personal
life in privacy and has made
it clear she particularly OBJ
jects to the intense interest
Of the press in her children's
activities.
The comparison is brought
to mind by the inclusion Of
comments by Mrs. Roosevelt
in THE World Of Jacqueline
Kennedy" NBC Special Prof.
ests TV program to be broad
cast Friday night. The docu-
mentary was previewed by
members Of the Women's Ma
tional Press Club after q
business meeting held last
night at headquarters Of the
Motion Picture Association.
'MOst Appealing"
Mrs. Roosevelt, in a seq
ment of the program filmed
last summer before she was
hoSpitalized, spoke warmly
Of the present First Lady as
full of life" and said that
''her complete naturalness
makes her a most appealing
young woman"
From her own experience
in the White House, she OBJ
served: II suppose there are
situations which she might
normally prefer to avoid. But
I think on the whole the
Presidents wife learns to
meet almost any situation
she has to meet and not to
be annoyed and not to be
upset by them"
And finally: Il would ad-
wise her to be herself be-
cause that is the best way
for her to meet the develop
ment which is bound to
come"
Seven others, including
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger, joined in
contributing to a composite
portrait Of Mrs Kennedy
which concludes the pro-
gram.
View Supported
Mr.. Salinger, who said that
Mrs. Kennedy very much
wants to 'be able to bring
up her children and to live
her personal life with her
children and her husband in
as much privacy as possible"
was supported by DR.. Mar
garet Mead, noted anthro-
pologist.
Noting the talk about how
difficult it is" for Mrs. Ken
nedy to raise her children in
the White House, DR.. Mead
said she thought the press
was almost completely re-
sponsible for it," and that
the mass media "have shown
extraordinary little re-
straint."
Washington columnist
Mary Van Rensselaer, Thay-
er. author Of a biography of
Mrs. Kennedy, said she
thinks the First Lady is
basically shy although she
overcomes it because she has
the character to overcome
it."
And Mr.. Salinger said he
doesn't think she's quite as
shy today as she was maybe
five or six years ago."
Leonard Bernstein, con-
ductor and composer, said he
takes issue with those who
say Mrs. Kennedy is striving
Ito create some kind Of cul-
tural atmosphere or seed bed,
or whatever 1t is in this
country. She does not strive.
1t happens automatically be-
cause that's the way she
lives"
Described as Forceful
lorraine Pearce, former
White House curator, in an
apparent reference to the
First Lady's televised tour of
the Executive Mansion, said:
The lady you saw on tele-
vision was one of the Mrs.
Kennedys, not the only Mrs.
Kennedy. :. She is very
forceful, and it's been a nee
eSsary force"
Joe Heiberger, White House
news photographer and q
former colleague of Jacque-
line Bouvier when she was an
inquiring photographer, de-
clared: when she worked
at the Times Herald, If you
got to know her, she was real
nice. She had a lot Of charm.
She was a lot Of fun. Shed
kid around just like any 9TH
er American girl. She's =
very reserved, actually, but
she has shown them all that
she does have quite a bit
of charm"
And from Oleg Cassini,
fashion designer and a family
friend Of the First Lady:
There is q lot of the little
girl that is part Of her charm.
I think there Is q lost look