Stephen Smith escorts Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis into the completed John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Stephen Smith (L) brother in-in-law of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, escorts Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (R) into the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library on October 19, 1979, to attend the dedication reception. Dedication ceremonies will take place at the library on the 20th. (UPI Photo/John Tlumacki/Files)
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