Topic: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Prom progress: Less expense, more safety, less drama

Proms are making progress. Parents and children work together (gasp) to try to ensure a happy and safe prom celebration.

Jackie Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis: their Paris years

Jackie Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis may not have much else in common. But they'll always have Paris.

'Jackie After O': 5 stories about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Tina Cassidy's book chronicles the year Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent on her own, after the death of her second husband.

Bestselling books the week of 4/19/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Secret Service Colombia scandal: Agents working too hard, or not hard enough?

Twelve US Secret Service agents were sent back to the US from Cartagena, Colombia, after allegedly drinking heavily and consorting with prostitutes. Is the long-veiled agency struggling with an increasingly complex mission?

'Mrs. Kennedy and Me': A Secret Service agent shares his memories

Secret Service agent Clint Hill shares 8 memories of his time with Jacqueline Kennedy in his new book, 'Mrs. Kennedy and Me.'

10 stories from Frank Langella about his famous friends

In his new memoir Dropped Names, Frank Langella recalls meetings and friendships with bold-face names.

Nothing says spring equinox like Marimekko

Google celebrates the spring equinox with a colorful doodle based on the floral and fauna designs of Marimekko, a Finnish company renowned for its bold 1960s patterns.   

21 nonfiction books to watch for in spring 2012

This early harvest of spring 2012 titles looks promising.

The etiquette gap: From Newt and Mitt to Facebook and texting

Newt Gingrich calling Mitt Romney a liar, boorish friends texting at dinner, bad Facebook manners: The nation's etiquette gap – from a shove to a shooting – can breed more incivility.

Elizabeth Taylor auction nets record millions (VIDEO)

At Elizabeth Taylor auction world-renowned jewels took in $116 million. 

Washington holiday season begins with arrival of White House Christmas tree

The Washington holiday season had a festive start Friday when First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the arrival of the White House Christmas tree – a balsam fir from Wisconsin.

Bestselling books the week of 10/27/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 10/20/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 10/13/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 10/6/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 9/29/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 9/22/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Jackie Kennedy book: glimpses of White House intimacy, and happiness

Some of the real gems in the book based on interviews Jackie Kennedy gave deal less with famous people and more with the quirks of domestic life at the White House.

Listening to the other voice in the Jackie Kennedy interviews

The voice of Jackie Kennedy's interviewer belongs to the late historian and former JFK aide Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., whose writings are again timely in this tea-party era. He noted that the Founding Fathers embraced government as a vital help, not an obstacle, to progress.

Jackie Kennedy had her own thoughts about US and world leaders

Jackie Kennedy was interviewed by historian Arthur Schlesinger in the year after her husband's assassination. A book due out Wednesday details Jackie Kennedy's impressions about important people of the era.

Jackie Kennedy interviews are full of surprises

Jackie Kennedy interviews and transcript to be released

Sealed since 1964, eight and a half hours of interviews with Jackie Kennedy are set to be released in September – and are rumored to be full of surprises.

No debt-ceiling talk here: Michelle Obama on Better Homes and Gardens cover

Michelle Obama talks about her 'Let's Move!' initiative and the White House's 'kitchen garden' in the August issue of Better Homes and Gardens, but the cover shot may be all that’s needed.

"Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style"

Like Michelle Obama herself, this book is more substantive than you might think.