The Presidency
Jacqueline Kennedy and the Mona Lisa
2020-09-13T19:59:55-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGU5XC8yMDIwMDkxMzIwNDAxOTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Margaret Leslie Davis discussed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s political and diplomatic coup in bringing the Mona Lisa to the United States despite opposition on both sides of the Atlantic. Leonardo da Vinci’s famed painting was seen as a symbol of the free world at the height of Cold War tensions, and President Kennedy used its exhibition to promote democracy and American relations with France. Two million people saw the Mona Lisa in Washington, D.C. and New York City during the winter of 1963. Ms. Davis is the author of Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci’s Masterpiece Charmed and Cultivated a Nation. The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video.
Margaret Leslie Davis discussed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s political and diplomatic coup in bringing the Mona Lisa to the United States…
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Margaret Leslie Davis discussed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s political and diplomatic coup in bringing the Mona Lisa to the United States despite opposition on both sides of the Atlantic. Leonardo da Vinci’s famed painting was seen as a symbol of the free world at the height of Cold War tensions, and President Kennedy used its exhibition to promote democracy and American relations with France. Two million people saw the Mona Lisa in Washington, D.C. and New York City during the winter of 1963. Ms. Davis is the author of Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci’s Masterpiece Charmed and Cultivated a Nation. The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video. close
Margaret Leslie Davis discussed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s political and diplomatic coup in bringing the Mona Lisa to the United States… read more
Margaret Leslie Davis discussed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s political and diplomatic coup in bringing the Mona Lisa to the United States despite opposition on both sides of the Atlantic. Leonardo da Vinci’s famed painting was seen as a symbol of the free world at the height of Cold War tensions, and President Kennedy used its exhibition to promote democracy and American relations with France. Two million people saw the Mona Lisa in Washington, D.C. and New York City during the winter of 1963. Ms. Davis is the author of Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci’s Masterpiece Charmed and Cultivated a Nation. The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video. close
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