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''Jackie - Public, Private, Secret'' is a 2023 book by
J. Randy Taraborrelli John Randall Anthony Taraborrelli is an American journalist and celebrity biographer. Prior to his book-writing career, he was a magazine journalist and editor-in-chief of Soul magazine, the black entertainment title. Taraborrelli is known for bio ...
about first lady
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A popular f ...
. The book includes a number of details about Kennedy's private life that had not previously been made public. The book debuted at Number Three on the New York Times bestselling list in July 2023, the author’s highest placement.


Overview

The book is a result of over 25 years of research conducted by author J. Randy Taraborrelli. Taraborrelli met Jaqueline Kennedy during her years working in publishing. He utilized hundreds of interviews with friends and relatives of Kennedy in addition to papers from the JFK Library that had not before been made public. The book details each stage of Jacqueline's life: her childhood, her marriage to
JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until Assassination of John F. Kennedy, his assassination in 1963. He was the first Catholic Chur ...
, her life after her husband's assassination, and the end of her life.


Reception

''Publishers Weekly'' called it a "gossipy biography" though also called the book "readable and deeply researched". The ''Kirkus Review'' called the book "An absorbing and comprehensive account of one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century."


References

{{Reflist 2023 non-fiction books American biographies Works about the Kennedy family