, though, of course, jacqueline kennedy during her years, she would wear designers and make their careers and people looked to her as a reflection of the ultimate during her era in the white house. >> that's true. many designers. she paid a price for that, especially because the country was suffering with high unemployment in 1982, and a real recession, and she eventually reclaimed her -- i would say her popularity to a certain extent not only through just say no but with the washington press she came to a traditional event which has been going on for over one hundred years. there were skits, and she has first lady showed up to the surprise of all the washington journalists who she had disdained, she showed up dressed as a char woman in raggedy clothes and sang a show tune from, i guess it was a barbara streisand movie. she did a bang up job of that and won over the press corps. >> she was an access before she became the first lady. >> right. >> some of our stations may go back to regular programming. for others, our coverage continues. i'm alex witt. former first lady nancy reaga

the same paper that said after the death of jacqueline kennedy onassis, his young and beautiful wifeted it the world with her wisper voice, picture perfect children and commitment to culture. none of that is bad to bring the good stuff if about jackie kennedy and nancy reagan. where was the good stuff about nancy reagan? should you describe to my rule that a 48-hour moratorium on bad stuff, not speaking ill of the dead, until 48 hours after they have died. i don't know. not fair. not balanced. former attorney general to ronald reagan, ed meese, i thought it was tacky and rude and insulting. >> i certainly agree with you, and the unfortunate thing is there was so much good stuff to talk about. nancy reagan was a very pivotal individual, one of our greatest first ladies. she certainly was a great source of encouragement and strength to her husband, and i believe a significant factor in his successes. but beyond that, she also made a number of contributions herself. one of which, of course, with what she did to support him and encourage the antidrug program during the 1980s, which resul

she was a comfort to her and jacqueline kennedy and nancy reagan together raised money for the john fedy library later in the 1980s and were able to provide some comfort to nancy reagan. and the one thing i think we have to really remember is that for someone especially who had that childhood that nancy reagan had had to go through the experience of having her husband nearly assassinated in 1981 as she much later said she never went through essentially an hour in which she was not worried that that would happen again. for any of the critics who question whether this was a first lady who gave her husband unconditional love, only a few years after they went back to california came the farewell letter, november of '94 in which ronald reagan said to the american public that he had alzheimer's. so basically the last years of ronald reagan's life and it was essentially in many ways a hellish period. i remember talking to her a couple years ago and i said are you getting to travel very much. she said no i want to stay here in the house in los angeles because it makes me feel closer to ronnie

caller: it goes back to the jacqueline kennedy-nancy reagan episode.h of them pretty much having the same interest, in changing the white house. i sense such a double standard with the press. i have no problem with the press reporting. i have a problem with the press shaping the image they gave. and i cared a lot about the kennedys, i truly did, but they gave them a free pass on many issues. they kind of just ripped nancy reagan apart and i felt that was a bit unfair. i don't know if that will ever change. it doesn't seem to be in my lifetime anyway. i just wanted to know if you could address that. joyce woodruff: lucy, i do think it was a different time. we talked about this a few minutes ago, but i do believe in the 1960's, the country and the press corps was just more accepting of politicians, presidents. look at what we now know jack kennedy, at least part of the time, was doing in his private life. the press completely did not report on that. but 20 years later, we had been, the country had been through watergate, had been through vietnam. just ma

probably the first of grace merit since jacqueline kennedy onassis.se, during her white house years. she made designers blilike bill blass. people looked to her as a reflection of of the hoet couture during her era in the white house. >> that's true. bill blass going off all the designers. she paid a price for that, especially because the country was suffering with high unemployment, a real recession. she would say her popularity to a certain extent through just say no and a traditional event going on now for 131 years after again last night the gridiron digger of jirnliournalists. and she showed up to the surprise of the journalists who she disdained. she showed up dressed as a char woman in raggedy clothes and sang a show, show tune from, i guess it was a barbra streisand movie, second hose rose from second avenue. she won over the press corps. >>> she was an actress for some time before she became first lady. thank you very much, andrea. some of our stations may now go back to regular programmingment for ours, our coverage continues. i'm alex witt.

jacqueline kennedy onassis. first lady to our 35th president, john f. kennedy. jackie o. was born on the east end of long island, in southhampton. in addition to her role as first lady, she is also remembered for er contributions to the arts and historic preservation. in each one of our districts, we can personalize what women's history month means to our individual depricts because etched in the history going -- districts because etched in the history going back so many generations is so much sacrifice to not only be able to take of their family bus to advance their communities and their country. the freedom and liberty that we cherish here in this chamber would not be possible without the sacrifices of so many who we honor throughout the year at different times but it's the month of march in particular that we take an extra special pause to say thank you. before i served in the -- in congress, i served in the new york state senate. during my time there, there were countless members to be supportive of ensuring that women are protected, giving access to opportunity, secu

. >> i started dancing at the jacqueline kennedy onassis school, i've always gone to her with moments of doubting myself and lack of confidence. that's something i was had to deal with that growing up as a ballerina. >> you are so talented, what were you not confident about? >> i was eyes comparing myself to my classmates and why can't i look like her or that, so that's where my lack of confidence came from. so growing up i grew more now i can call myself a professional dancer and i made it. >> having all of these followers and young women who look up to, does that help at all to? >> it does. it gives a good boost. for a lot of them will come and say i look up to you and just to be like wow, i'm an inspiration to these young girls alongside misty, that's an honor. >> allison is 23 years old and the world as her stage. she's performing with dance theatre of harlem april 6 through ninth, had to dance theater harlem.org for tickets. >> steve: one of the busiest intersection in queens it more dangerous now. >> dari: what is being done about streetlights that have been out for weeks. >> st

the only case in recent history is john kennedy, jacqueline kennedy both going to eleanor roosevelt's funeral in hyde park, but that was by far the exception than the rule. most presidents, even former presidents rarely really go to first lady's funeral unless there's a direct link with their administration. i'm glad you mentioned that, sheila. the bipartisan decorum, i think that should be mentioned. thank you very, very much. >> you're welcome. >>> all right. two people who knew nancy reagan fairly well, rick ahern, of course, former special assistant to ronald reagan, remained a very close adviser to nancy reagan. also james rosebush, former chief of staff to nancy reagan, author of "true reagan." both, of course, will be at the funeral. rick, i always think of you, first off, in the famous shots after the attempted assassination on ronald reagan, and i know you witnessed up close the role nancy reagan had to play in that. you're in the gray suit behind him in the glasses there. but i cannot imagine -- i mean, you recognize the magnitude of that by the time you got to the hospital.

people really related to the kennedy family, and pairs of jacqueline kennedy's shoes sell for $30,000ding to livingston, the brothers' jfk letters hold their own unique value. and the reason goes back to that fateful pt-109 mission. >> there are no other letters that we know of from john f. kennedy where he gives his personal account of what happened that night. when someone walks in with john f. kennedy letters, letters that no one has ever seen and never read, we get excited. >> but many a collector has been burned after plunking down a fortune for a newly-discovered document that turns out to be a fake. jfk is ranked by memorabilia dealers as the fourth most-forged non-sports signature on the market after elvis, the beatles, and neil armstrong. so, how does a handwriting authenticator gives his stamp of approval on these letters? is a jfk signature easy or difficult to spot a fake? >> jfk is perhaps the most difficult. 80% of the process is "does the signature and handwriting match known exemplars?" jfk's handwriting changed so much there was an entire book done in the 1960s just o

sis, of course, jacqueline kennedy during her white house years.made their career and people looked to her at the ultimate haut couture during her year in the white house. >> that's true. bill blass, adolfo, all of those design designers. she paid a price for that. there was a recession in 1982 and she eventually reclaimed her popularity to a certain extent not only with just say no but came to a traditional event which has been going on now for 131 years s again last night, the gridiron journalist. there were skits that were performed and she as first lady showed up to the surprise of all the washington journalists who she had disdained. she showed up dressed as a char woman ingedy clothes and sang a song from barbra streisand and did a bang-up job and won over the press corps. >> let's remember she was an actress before she became first lady. >>> some of our stations will go back to regular programming. for ours, our coverage continues. >>> it is high noon in the east, 9:00 nam the west. i'm alex wittman with breaking news. former president ronal

>> i started dancing at the jacqueline kennedy onassis school. i've gone to her with moments of doubting myself and lack of confidence. that's something i had to deal with growing up as a ballerina. i was always comparing myself to my classmates. why can't i look like her or have feet or legs like that. that's where my lack of confidence came from. so i just -- you know, growing up, i developed more confidence can call myself a professional dancer. >> reporter: having all these followers and young women who look up to you, does that help, too? >> it does. it's a little self-confidence boost. a lot of them will comment i look up to you and misty copeland and to be like, wow, i'm another inspiration to these young girls alongside misty copeland. it's an honor. >> reporter: she's 23 years old and she has thousands of followers on instagram who look up to her and admire her. they are taking the stage at new york city center april 6th through the 9th. head to dance theatre of harlem harlem.org for tickets. i'd love to see her perform. i'll go. steve:

caller: it goes back to the jacqueline kennedy, nancy reagan episode. them having the same interest in changing the white house. i sense such a double standard with the press. i have no problem with the press reporting. i have a problem with the press shaping the image they gave. and i cared a lot about the kennedys, i truly did but they , gave them a free pass on many issues. they kind of just ripped nancy reagan apart and i felt that was a bit unfair. i don't know if that will ever change. it doesn't seem to be in my lifetime anyway. i just wanted to know if you could address that. kirby hanson: lucy i do think it , was a different time. we talked about this a few minutes ago, but i do believe andhe 1960's, the country the press corps was just more accepting of politicians, presidents. look at what we now know jack , at least part of the time, was doing in his private life. the press completely did not report on that. been0 years later, we had the country had been through , watergate, had been through vietnam. just many more questions about whether ou

you named betty ford, jacqueline kennedy. is that sort of the model you're still thinking of?, they -- i see around they compare me to jackie kennedy. it's an honor, but of course we are in 21st century, and i will be different. and she had the great style, and she did a lot of good stuff, but this is different time now. we have a different problems that we need to take care of. and we will focus on that. >> being part of this campaign, running for president, is it a lot different than you thought it was going to be? or is it -- >> i didn't -- i take it day by day. i didn't think much about it. and i support my husband 100%. but i am not on the campaign because we have a 9-year-old son baron at home. and i'm raising him. he needs a parent at home. i'm teaching him morals and values and preparing him for his life to be an adult. >> are you worried about if you do get to the white house the attention that comes for your child? >> we will deal with that. i say day by day and he will be in good hands no matter what happens. and attention is already from the first day that he was b

he did and that is just fascinating and a lot of that is because the kennedy family included jacqueline kennedy did a really good job of sort of framing his president he and his latest deep in a way that hit home personally for people. not that he was a political figure, but that he was one of the great people of history and he would be a towering figure who could not be quite equal to them and they made a case that most presidential gravesites don't make, which is that his ideals live on. no other president has an eternal flame. most of the grace that look backwards. this is not. that just struck me at how much went into that i thought was really fascinating because it seems when you think about it now, you did while all this was just a natural thing. it was all done on purpose. it felt so natural and that was the true genius of everything when the funeral and has gone into the memorializing with that of john kennedy is that it was all assault and ultimately put it all but it all feels so natural. not everybody can say that. yes. >> are there any washington monument with the story of the rival

>> reporter: she was often called the most stylish first lady since jacqueline kennedy. mrs.so criticized for spending frivolously while the nation was in a recession and was chastised for raising private funds to redecorate the white house, getting new china and wearing expensive designer gowns called queen nancy. the white house highlighted her anti-drug efforts. mrs. reagan had substantial influence in her husband's administration and was accused of managing the president. once she was caught publically supplying a line. >> doing everything we can. >> doing everything we can. >> i think i'm aware of people who are trying to take advantage of my husband. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: in 1994 in a hand written letter to the american people president reagan announced his diagnosis, alzheimer's disease. nancy's devotion to her husband only grew as his condition worsened she rarely left his side. >> we learned as too many families have learned of the terrible pain and loneliness that must be endured as each day brings another reminder of this very long good bye. >> what

probably the first of grace merit since jacqueline kennedy onassis. of course, during her white house years. she made designers bliek like bill blass. people looked to her as a reflection of of the hoet couture during her era in the white house. bill blass going off all the designers. she paid a price for that, especially because the country was suffering with high unemployment, a real recession. she eventually reclaimed her, i would say her popularity to a certain extent through just say no and a traditional event going on now for 131 years after again last night the gridiron digger of jirnlist ournalists. and she showed up to the surprise of the journalists who she disdained. she showed up dressed as a char woman in raggedy clothes and sang a show, show tune from, i guess it was a barbra streisand movie, second hose rose from second avenue. she won over the press corps. time before she became first lady. thank you very much, andrea. some of our stations may now go back to regular programmingment for ours, our coverage continues. [narrator] - even he

. >> jacqueline kennedy's granddaughter has an enormous resemblance to her. >> reporter: until recently, the 27-year-old maintained a studying at nyu and harvard. now, she's described as jackie kennedy kennedy's doppelganger. she's an up and coming comedian. >> there are benefits to looking good post boom'sdoom's day. you want people to invite you into their bunker. >> reporter: she stars in end times girls club, a guide to surviving the apocalypse. she seems to share another similarity with her grandmother. >> jackie kennedy is a great historical figure but, behind the scenes, she has a great sense of humor. did imitations of some of the world leaders she met. i think she would have recognized a little bit of herself in her granddaughter. >> reporter: rose's younger brother jack, compared to his famous relatives with his signature hair. unlike rose, he's shown a greater interest in the family business. even traveling to japan with their mother who is a u.s. >> kennedy family has a lot of people who went into politics but also those who did their own thing. >> reporter: while rose and h

caller: it goes back to the caller: it goes back to the jacqueline kennedy-nancy reagan episode.pretty much having the same interest, in changing the white house. i sense such a double standard with the press. i have no problem with the press reporting. i have a problem with the press shaping the image they gave. and i cared a lot about the kennedys, i truly did, but they gave them a free pass on many issues. they kind of just ripped nancy reagan apart and i felt that was a bit unfair. i don't know if that will ever change. it doesn't seem to be in my lifetime anyway. i just wanted to know if you could address that. joyce woodruff: lucy, i do think it was a different time. we talked about this a few minutes ago, but i do believe in the 1960's, the country and the press corps was just more accepting of politicians, presidents. look at what we now know jack kennedy, at least part of the time, was doing in his private life. the press completely did not report on that. but 20 years later, we had been, the country had been through watergate, had been through vietnam. just many more qu

. >> well, when president kennedy died, jacqueline kennedy wanted to have her husband remembered in theed and we still remember those days. to me, this funeral today, it touches a greatness of america, and i feel positive about our country, frankly, in ways i haven't too much recently. i think the only thing i would change is i would wish the four republican presidential candidates had been sitting in the front row. there was much to be learned. >> lawrence, thank you. kelly o'donnell out in simi valley, same question. >> brian, i am struck by how today has been for the reagan family and official washington that came to pay their respects. but over the course of the last few days here, when sunshine was certainly in simi valley, we saw more than 5,500 ordinary citizens invest hours of their time to make the trip here to walk past her casket, to pay their respects, and officials here say it was in many ways touching to them, because they felt it was almost a thank you to nancy reagan for the part she played in american life. and it was quite something to see bring their children or come

or, as i mentioned, jacquelin kennedy owes in as i, who was born in the first congressional district of new york. the decisions that we make here in this chamber impact that next generation, not even old enough to vote. so when we talk about the economy and budgets and debts what?ficits, you know i'm not as concerned about the person who is part of making ast decision or has a voice, much as a strong passion and emotion for that young girl who's going to be inheritting the consequences of passing the buck off to people who aren't even old enough to vote. so i speak of my daughters, i talk about health, i talk about prayer, i talk about education. and the decisions that are made in this chamber and state houses and local governments that provide opportunities for the business owners and the teachers , while we pause on women's history month, to honor those who have come before us. it's every day while we serve, every day that we serve, that we should pursue those opportunities in any way possible. for anyone now or that future generation. i'm proud to say that the highest ranking repu

and i threw up on my plate. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: jacqueline onassis and the kennedys. [ light laughter ] yeah. you're sitting at dinner with the kennedys. >> right on my plate. >> jimmy: yeah. >> at which point, jackie, without missing a beat said, "good shot, jim." [ laughter ] [ applause ] and of course, john is across hysterical. >> jimmy: yeah. >> laughing. he thinks this is the funniest thing in the world. and i say "excuse me." i put my napkin over my plate. please excuse me. and i went down to john's room, and i sort of washed up. and i came out, and by the time i came out, they'd moved on to the dessert. [ laughter ] and they said "are you all right?" i said no, no, no, i'm fine really. i think i ate something. clearly, probably a dozen of the pistachios were rotten or something. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: of course. there was only one in there. >> i said "okay. no, i'm fine." and john was hysterical still across the table from me. and he kept leaning back in his chair, you know. and jackie turned around and said "john, stop leaning back in your chair. come on, those are nice