Did anyone else watch the ABC Jackie show last night?
The tapes of Former First Lady Jackie sounded, dare I say it, a little spooky. Speaking in a soft, slightly shuzzy voice (similar to Maz Monroe, Judy Garland and Liza Minelli) from beyond the grave, lots of her comments were surprisingly bitchy. No-one wants to completely bury the past but I might have edited out the bit where she called Mrs Gandhi a 'prune'. Ditto the bits about MLK (Martin Luther King)....
Such stuff makes riveting TV and it was interesting to hear how human, funny and candid JKO could be. The Legend of Jackie is guarded over so fiercely by the Kennedys though that by revealing not just her strengths but many of her weaknesses, I'm wondering about the overall effect of these tapes on Jackie's sometimes pristine reputation.
Not wondering too much though as there's plenty for me to be worrying about in modern, real time...and maybe nobody really cares that much about Jackie and co anymore except immediate family. (sympathy & respect to them BTW).
Perhaps that's the real Curse of the Kennedys.
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