Letters to Jackie

“A terrific original and important work….Fitzpatrick provides a stunningly fresh look at the impact of JFK’s assassination on the American people.”—Doris Kearns GoodwinFor 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.