Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis née Bouvier July 28 1929 May 19 1994 was an American socialite writer and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F Kennedy Her popularity as First Lady was due to her devotion to historical preservation of the White House her fashion sense and her devotion to her children which endeared her to the American public During her lifetime Jackie was regarded as an international fashion icon Her ensemble of a pink Chanel suit and matching pillbox hat that she wore in Dallas Texas when the president was assassinated on November 22 1963 has become a symbol of her husbands death