How Jackie Kennedy Made the White House America’s Heritage — and Trump Changed It All
Sixty-four years ago, a 31-year-old Jacqueline Kennedy transformed the White House from a decorated government building into America’s treasured history. Her decision to view the residence as a place “belonging to the American people” was revolutionary. Today, her legacy faces a stark contrast as recent actions threaten to erase the historic vision she painstakingly restored. Arriving at the White House in 1961 as First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy was shocked to find the nation’s most iconic home filled with reproductions, department-store furniture, and a haphazard collection of relics, many sold or scattered over the decades. She made a clear mission: “It












