Why was Jacqueline Kennedy important?

Answer 1

Because many Americans wanted her to be important, even though she did not seek out such recognition. She was important because many American women wanted to be in her place, and accordingly made everything she did an important part of their lives as Americans. She set fashion trends and interests in child rearing, French culture, restoring the White House, and positive press for the Kennedy administration. She then became the most important public guardian of her husband's political legacy after his assassination and funeral in 1963.

Answer 2

She was First Lady of the United States from 1961-1963.