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\nAs a young mo ther\, she was catapulted onto the world stage when her husband John F. Ke nnedy became the thirty fifth president of the United States. She quickly observed that America&rsquo\;s rich\, cultural and architectural past was being destroyed in the name of progress. \;Realizing that the future g enerations would need the insights of the past for \;guidance\, Jacque line embarked upon a series of preservation efforts: first the \;White House\, and then Lafayette Square in Washington\, D.C\, and eventually Gr and \;Central Station in New York City. Such preservation efforts galv anized the rest of the country \;to protect its historic monuments. Ai ded by her public profile\, her work helped \;bring about the Historic Preservation Act of 1966: the most far-reaching preservation legislation ever enacted in the United States.
\nActress Jill Lawrence\, brings the woman we now know as Jackie O&rsquo\; to life by interpreting her tire less efforts for the public good. By conveying Jacqueline's personal and p rofessional struggles and victories\, a poignant portrait of the First Lad y\, wife and mother and activist vividly comes alive. By bringing historic preservation center stage\, Jacqueline's gift for the future was to prese rve the past.
\nMeet Jacqueline. A great American Legacy who wore ma ny hats\, not just her pillbox.
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