Jackie and Maria by Gill Paul

Author:Gill Paul
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-06-06T00:00:00+00:00

JACKIE ASKED HER staff to check the weather forecast for Texas and they said it would be cool, so she packed accordingly—but they stepped off the plane in Houston into an inferno. It felt as if it was at least eighty degrees, and the humidity was dreadful. Jackie was perspiring before they reached the limo and cursing that she had brought entirely the wrong wardrobe for their three-day trip.

That evening she delivered a speech in Spanish at a meeting with the Hispanic community, and it was a pressure she could have done without. She hadn’t used her Spanish for years and was sure her accent was rusty. But, to her relief, it seemed she had done a good job.

Jack was delighted with her effort and paid tribute to her at the dinner afterward: “Wasn’t Jackie sensational?” he asked anyone who would listen. “Did you see her ovation?” She liked making him proud. It gave her a warm glow.

Fortunately it was the only time on the trip that she had to speak in public; her main role was trying to charm the warring parties behind the scenes. Everyone knew she wasn’t one to discuss the nuances of politics, so they found different topics of conversation when she was around and steered clear of controversy.

Back at their hotel that evening, Jack was preoccupied. “We’re off to nut country tomorrow,” he said, referring to Dallas, where the opposition to his presidency was particularly heated. “I’ve got some early meetings but I’ll catch up with you for the breakfast event at nine-fifteen. Then we’ll hop on the plane to Dallas.”

Jackie laid out her clothes for the morning: a pink suit, navy blouse, and pink pillbox hat. Two more nights away from home, then she could get back to her children and sleep in her own bed.

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