"The entertaining is going to be very important to us. I want to make it warmer, more gracious, more distinguished."
— Jacqueline Kennedy

Jacqueline Kennedy's natural elegance and taste completely transformed how the White House — and America — entertained. With French cuisine in the State Dining Room and Pablo Casals playing in the East Room, Jackie created some of the most memorable occasions in White House history and set a standard for hospitality that the whole country would emulate. Now Letitia Baldrige, Jackie's social secretary, and former White House chef René Verdon have collaborated to re-create some of the most famous evenings of that storied era. In the Kennedy Style highlights six unforgettable occasions from a time when sparkling gatherings of the brightest lights in politics, art, literature and theater were a regular feature of presidential entertaining. Through Letitia Baldrige's intimate, behind-the-scenes recollections, complemented by seldom-seen photographs and memorabilia, these glittering parties are brought to life once again.