Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was married.
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 . She and her children withdrew from public view after his funeral , and in 1968 she married Aristotle Onassis . She was a fashion icon , and her famous ensemble of pink Chanel suit and matching pillbox hat has become a symbol of her husband 's assassination .