In Tribute to Jackie

In tribute to one of the most revered first ladies of our nation, enjoy a wonderful tour which covers the sites in Washington DC that are strongly linked with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. The tour will begin in the neighborhood of the White House at Lafayette Square. Here your tour guide will recount wonderful tales of this historic place and the first ladies' influence upon it. You will learn of the inspiring story of Jackie Kennedy's tremendous legacy in the White House and development of its surrounding neighborhood. Jackie believed that culture should be a part of life and that the White House should set the example.

Although she is most famous for her White House refurbishing--her crusade extended to the entire historic area around the White House which includes The Blair House, Decatur House, The John Hay and Henry Adams homes, now known as the Hay Adams Hotel, St. John's Church (The Church of Presidents), and The Dolly Madison House, now the Church Chancery. Leaving Lafayette Square, you will visit Georgetown, Jackie's favorite part of Washington. John and Jackie Kennedy lived in four different houses in Georgetown, and Jackie returned there to live after she left the White House. Your guide will show you her homes, her favorite church, her mother's house and Georgetown University where she took French lessons. Finally (time permitting), you will journey to Arlington National Cemetery, considered a favorite retreat of the President and his wife. They enjoyed walking through the pastoral setting, communing with heroes of our history and admiring the spectacular view of Washington. You will visit the graves of President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.