Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was a President.
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( née Bouvier ; [ ˈbuːvieɪ ] July 28 , 1929 -- May 19 , 1994 ) was the wife of the 35th President of the United States , John F. Kennedy , and First Lady of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963 . On November 22 , 1963 , she was riding with the President in a motorcade in Dallas , Texas , when he was assassinated .