[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 65 (Monday, May 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 23, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO JACKIE ONASSIS

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, few Americans ever received more public and 
media attention in their adult life than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
  And few Americans ever handled that attention with as much dignity 
and grace as Mrs. Onassis.
  I join with all Members of the Senate, in mourning the untimely 
passing of Mrs. Onassis, and in extending our sympathies to her family, 
and to her former brother-in-law, our colleague, Senator Edward 
Kennedy.
  Like all Americans, I will always remember the remarkable courage 
Mrs. Onassis exhibited in the very emotional days following the tragic 
death of President Kennedy.
  Instead of Mrs. Onassis leaning on others for support during her time 
of grief, she provided support for an entire Nation.
  Mrs. Onassis will also be remembered for the style she brought to the 
White House during her years as First Lady. Her vision of the White 
House was that it should be a showplace for American culture. And all 
the First Ladies who have followed Mrs. Onassis have acknowledged the 
difference she made as First Lady.
  Again, Mr. President, I join in mourning the passing of a woman who 
graced history, and who touched the hearts of millions of men and women 
around the world.

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