Jackie quotes Flashcards
“I don’t
“I don’t smoke.”
“We all live on far after our deaths. Presidents
“We all live on far after our deaths. Presidents will come and go and every one of them will look up to Jack for guidance, for inspiration…. There should have been more horses, more soldiers, more crying, more cameras!
JOURNALIST
I’m guessing you won’t allow me to write any of that?
JACKIE
No, because I never said that.”
“Excuse me. Do you know who
“Excuse me. Do you know who James Garfield was?…[No]…. Do you know who William McKinley was? Or what he did?… [a shake of the head]… They were both US Presidents killed while they were in office. And what about Abraham Lincoln? Do you know what he did?
DRIVER
He won the Civil War. He abolished slavery, Ma’am.
JACKIE
That’s right. Thank you.”
“I will be editing this
“I will be editing this conversation? Just incase I don’t say exactly what I mean.”
“Jack has his hand out and I see a piece of his
“Jack has his hand out and I see a piece of his skull come off. … His blood, his brains in my lap. And I’m saying Jack, Jack can you hear me, Jack, I love you Jack! And his head was so beautiful, and his mouth was beautiful and his eyes were open. I was trying to keep the top of his head down. Keep it all in… I knew he was dead…..Don’t think for one second that I am going to let you publish that.”
“It had to be some silly little
“It had to be some silly little Communist… If he’s been killed for civil rights then at least it would have meant something.”
“He can’t just be buried
“He can’t just be buried anywhere. He deserves more.”
[Lincoln’s room is] a place of profound
[Lincoln’s room is] a place of profound legacy. And it’s too bad that ours is totally fucking wasted….. What did we accomplish?.. What did we truly accomplish?”
“The truth? Well I’ve grown accustomed
“The truth? Well I’ve grown accustomed to a great divide between what people believe and what I know to be real.”
“When something is written down
“When something is written down, does that make it true?”
“There were wanted posters.
“There were wanted posters. Everywhere. For Jack. With Jack’s face on them… Let them see what they have done.”
“Their father is leaving this house for the
“Their father is leaving this house for the last time. They should be there to say goodbye to him.
NANCY
But the cameras? Those pictures are being broadcast to every corner of the world.
JACKIE
Those pictures should record the truth. Two heartbroken, fatherless children are a part of that.”
“Welcome to the White House. We’re so
“Welcome to the White House. We’re so proud to call it home… Welcome to the people’s house. We’re so proud to call it home.”
“How could I hate him? [
“How could I hate him? [Take comfort in those memories.]
I can’t. They’re mixed up with all the others.”
“Of course there will be other great Presidents.
“Of course there will be other great Presidents. The Johnson’s have been so generous to me. But there won’t be another Camelot.”
