The books Mrs. Kennedy and Me, by Clint Hill, and Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, by C. David Heymann, focus primarily on the life of Jackie Kennedy. Her husband, John F. Kennedy, became the President of the United States on January 20, 1961. As the First Lady, she was very diplomatic and stole the hearts of the nation, and later, the world. She soon became a style icon and was idolized by many. Jackie Kennedy was also very well educated and was even fluent in several languages. The Kennedy administration was a young, fresh take on American politics, and were seen as a form of American royalty. While traveling to Dallas, Texas, alongside his wife, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The first book, Mrs. Kennedy and Me is about her life
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David Heymann is very negative and has the intentions of tarnishing the reputation of Jackie Kennedy. Heymann is an outsider looking in on Jackie Kennedy’s alleged affair with Robert Kennedy, and so relies on other sources that likely contain gossip and other false statements. The author’s note astonishingly mentions some of these faults, stating, “Because Jackie was still very much alive at the time, it is easy to understand why interviewees were reluctant to discuss the romance in great depth or detain.” (Heymann vii). Even his writing itself seemed to portray that he wasn’t quite sure of his work. It is unassertive and simply nasty. The assassination of JFK is very briefly mentioned, and does not have much significance to the work as a whole. While this is a major event in Jackie Kennedy 's life, one which she would be mourning over for years to come, the author plays it down until it is but a detail in her life. He makes it seem as if Jackie Kennedy was not effected by the death of her husband, and is suddenly free from him and able to do whatever she wants, including exploring her sexuality with his brother. If he were to have focused more on the historical side of the issue rather than gossip, he would possibly have been able to create a legitimate work with historical significance, but he didn 't. The purpose of this book was not to write about Jackie Kennedy and tell the reader about her life, but rather to stir the media …show more content…
Overall, Mrs. Kennedy and Me, by Clint Hill, seems to accomplish its goal much better than Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, by C. David Heymann. The strengths in Mrs. Kennedy and Me are the personal connection it creates due to the word choice and experiences of the author himself. His experiences make the book more personal and allow the reader to connect with the book in a way that an outsider would never be able to achieve. As The Washington Times states, “His terse account is neither scandalous nor salacious, nor even overly sentimental, which puts it far ahead of most books written about the Kennedys, and brings the first lady to life in a manner that has not been done before.” and (Dobbin). It gives the reader a true measure of the world impact of the assassination of JFK. Many people still talk about where they were when this happened, but for those who were not alive, it is but a story handed down. Having been a true diplomat, John F. Kennedy 's funeral was attended by “I don 't know how many heads of state coming from all over the world, not to mention every high-ranking official in the U.S. Government including President Johnson.” (Hill 314). It was a very big issue to arrange the funeral of a president this popular, all the while Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in and his time as president. This book shows that Lyndon B. Johnson was compassionate towards the Kennedy family in the wake of their loved one 's
David Heymann is very negative and has the intentions of tarnishing the reputation of Jackie Kennedy. Heymann is an outsider looking in on Jackie Kennedy’s alleged affair with Robert Kennedy, and so relies on other sources that likely contain gossip and other false statements. The author’s note astonishingly mentions some of these faults, stating, “Because Jackie was still very much alive at the time, it is easy to understand why interviewees were reluctant to discuss the romance in great depth or detain.” (Heymann vii). Even his writing itself seemed to portray that he wasn’t quite sure of his work. It is unassertive and simply nasty. The assassination of JFK is very briefly mentioned, and does not have much significance to the work as a whole. While this is a major event in Jackie Kennedy 's life, one which she would be mourning over for years to come, the author plays it down until it is but a detail in her life. He makes it seem as if Jackie Kennedy was not effected by the death of her husband, and is suddenly free from him and able to do whatever she wants, including exploring her sexuality with his brother. If he were to have focused more on the historical side of the issue rather than gossip, he would possibly have been able to create a legitimate work with historical significance, but he didn 't. The purpose of this book was not to write about Jackie Kennedy and tell the reader about her life, but rather to stir the media …show more content…
Overall, Mrs. Kennedy and Me, by Clint Hill, seems to accomplish its goal much better than Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, by C. David Heymann. The strengths in Mrs. Kennedy and Me are the personal connection it creates due to the word choice and experiences of the author himself. His experiences make the book more personal and allow the reader to connect with the book in a way that an outsider would never be able to achieve. As The Washington Times states, “His terse account is neither scandalous nor salacious, nor even overly sentimental, which puts it far ahead of most books written about the Kennedys, and brings the first lady to life in a manner that has not been done before.” and (Dobbin). It gives the reader a true measure of the world impact of the assassination of JFK. Many people still talk about where they were when this happened, but for those who were not alive, it is but a story handed down. Having been a true diplomat, John F. Kennedy 's funeral was attended by “I don 't know how many heads of state coming from all over the world, not to mention every high-ranking official in the U.S. Government including President Johnson.” (Hill 314). It was a very big issue to arrange the funeral of a president this popular, all the while Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in and his time as president. This book shows that Lyndon B. Johnson was compassionate towards the Kennedy family in the wake of their loved one 's