Word: ravello
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...vacation were the bittersweet best. For Jacqueline Kennedy, returning late last week to the U.S. and her place as First Lady, there were the memories of the dancing, the lilting music, the faces of friendly people, the beaches, the blue, starred nights-and of the sadness of leaving Ravello...
There had been the moment when Ravello's mayor presented Jackie with a parchment scroll making her an honorary citizen. Speaking in slightly imperfect Italian, she said: "I am very happy that the only place to which I belong outside my own country is Ravello, a beautiful city in one of the countries I love most-where people are so noble and gentle, and where my daughter and I have passed days of peace and happiness." There was a reception afterward, the band played a specially composed march, Jacqueliniana and the Marine Corps Hymn-the leader, for some reason...
...drenched life was all the more pleasant because the pace had slowed. To be sure, she still kept photographers busy-with profitable results. And the Ravello villa was still a crowded place: on the premises with Jackie and little Caroline were Jackie's sister Lee Radziwill, Lee's three-year-old son and two-year-old daughter, a dozen or so U.S. Secret Service agents, a score of Italian cops, and an ample household staff. At home Caroline played hostess to some of the village children-the daughters of a carpenter, a boatman, a laborer. None of them...
...earthquake that hit Naples, 20 miles away, caused a slight tremor at Ravello, and Jackie quickly sent a message of sympathy to the Neapolitan victims. "I am deeply distressed by the destruction caused by the earthquake in Southern Italy," she wrote. "The past two weeks have reaffirmed my admiration and affection for the people of this part of the world and filled me with gratitude for all their kindness and courtesy. That they, who give so much in heart and spirit, should suffer loss of life and home is truly a calamity. I pray that all who have suffered...
...sympathy plainly came from the heart, and Italians sensed it. This week Jackie planned to celebrate with the citizens of Ravello as fireworks splashed the sky at the Feast of St. Pantaleone. She could feel right at home among the villagers, who were beginning to look upon her as one of their...