In the spring of 1951, debutante Jacqueline Bouvier meets Jack Kennedy. Jack, busy with House duties, convinces his best friend and fixer, Lem Billings, to court Jackie on his behalf. Only gradually does Jackie begin to realize that she is being groomed to be the perfect political wife, whether Jack is interested in settling down or not. Taking place mostly during the spring and summer before Jack and Jackie's wedding, a story of two people who loved each other, and two people who realized too late that they devoted their lives to Jack at their own expense.
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