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You Know You're Old When... by Rose-Mary Rumbley You know you're old when you remember the 60's--a time of Jack and Jackie! es, the Kennedy legacy dominated And, of course, she managed to acquire more money American politics, food, fashion, and fun than the Kennedys had when she married Onassis--a in the early 60's, and the two with their shock to us all. But, she carried it off beautifully. We Ychildren were idolized for many years all got over the unsuspected and out of the ordinary later. marriage, and continued to admire her until her death. Jack came from a family of starving Irish I was prompted to write this story when a friend saw immigrants, who came to this country in 1840, who a picture of me taken in the early 60's. "What's with took advantage of the Amereican dream, and whose the tall gloves and hat?" she asked. descendents made a lot of money. The answer was easy. I wanted to look like Jackie! ● Jack's father, Joseph Kennedy, was so smart and so clever, he got a degree from Harvard, started investing in the right stocks, and fnally became the youngest bank president in the county. He married the Mayor of New York's daughter and was able give his children everything. Many believed he gave Jack Kennedy the presidency, but I'm not going there. I A quick look at a book never get political! I'm just remembering that Jack Kennedy offered a new beginning for America when he encouraged all Americans to GIVE to their by Rose-Mary Rumbley country--not to take. I was teaching at Dallas Baptist University in the LADY AT THE O.K. CORRAL 60's and the kids were engaged in Earth Day, the by Ann Kirschner Peace Corps, and protests for civil rights. The guys all wore long sideburns and the girls enjoyed love The shoot out at the beads and peace symbols. It was surely different O.K. Corral, where from the Eisenhower years of positive contentment, only Wyatt Earp but alas, in the early 50s, there was no Vietnam War. remained standing, Now, what about Jackie? Well, she, as a young lady, just may have been traveled in the same social circles as Jack, but her caused by a cute little lady, Josephine family's funds didn't come close to the billions of Marcus. Wyatt married the Kennedys. Her parents divorced when she was Josephine and that a child. Both parents eventually remarried, and marriage lasted until Jackie became very close to her step-father, who his death in 1929 when encouraged her to pursue the arts. She defnitely the famous gunslinger was born with a certain charm. was 80 years old. What was it about her? She possessed something Josephine, a Jew, intangible and enviable. She was able to handle all buried her beloved in the jagged and painful turns of her life so perfectly. a Jewish cemetery in San Francisco. She never seemed to sweat under her pill box hats. amazon.com | goodreads.com | barnesandnoble.com page 4 | www.celebrationmagazine.com