Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

AKA:

Jackie Kennedy, Jackie Onassis. Jackie O, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

Birth Name:

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier

Birth Date:

July 28, 1928

Birth Place:

Southampton, New York

Death Date:

May 19, 1994

Place of Death:

Manhattan, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Cemetery Name:

Arlington National Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Former First Lady of the United States of America and style icon. She devoted much of her time to making the White House a historical museum of American History while First Lady. Following the assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy, Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy was left widowed at the age of 34. Five years later Jackie’s marriage to Aristotle Onassis, and who amassed the world’s largest privately owned shipping fleet, provided her with the privacy and security she so desperately sought for herself and her children.

The tomb of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is located in Lot 45, Section 45 of the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). It is a 10 minute walk from the Visitor Center and a 15 minute walk from the Arlington Cemetery Metro Station. You will not be able to drive to the gravesite. Walking is how the majority of visitors reach it. However, the site is one of 3 stops on the trams that ply the cemetery. Tickets for the trams can be purchased inside the Visitor Center. Please note you will be walking up a slight incline to reach the site. The site is wheelchair accessible. At the gravesite, absolute silence is expected. Men are also expected to take off hats. Jacqueline’s grave is directly next to her husband’s grave, Former President John F. Kennedy.