Mrs. Kennedy enters a Banaras shop to see some of the rich silks and brocades on display.
Jacqueline Kennedy took a goodwill tour of India in 1962. While the media gave widespread coverage on her fashion style, she functioned as an informal diplomat and developed her interest in arts and architecture, returning to India in later years to co-produce a book on Indian artwork.
Accompanied by her sister Lee Radziwill, and as guest of John Kenneth Galbraith, the United States ambassador to India, Kennedy arrived in India on 12 March on an Air India flight. She first spent time with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and subsequently visited Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Varanasi, Udaipur and Jaipur.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy, wife of the President of the United States was received by Prime Minister Nehru and his daughter Mrs. Indira Gandhi, when she arrived at Palam Airport by an Air-India International Boeing from Rome. U.S. Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith is at the right and Mayor Shamnath of Delhi at extreme left. Behind (partially hidden) are Mrs. Galbraith and Princess Radziwill, Mrs. Kennedy’s sister.Mrs. John F. Kennedy receives the traditional welcome with “arti” when she arrives at the Raj Mahal, while the Maharajah of Jaipur looks on.Mrs. John F. Kennedy lays a sheaf of white roses on the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.A procession of horses pass by on their trip along Rajpath from the Parliament to President Prasad’s residence. Vijay Chowk, New Delhi, India. Photograph includes: The First Lady, Princess Lee Radziwill, U.S. Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith, and two unidentified individuals. Photo credit: “Cecil Stoughton, White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston”American Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at the U. S. Chancery, New Delhi.First Lady Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister Princess Lee Radziwill (at left) take an elephant ride near the Amber Palace, Jaipur.Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Princess Lee Radziwill cruised on the beautiful Pichola Lake in Udaipur, Rajasthan. She was accompanied, among others, by the Maharana of Mewar, her nost (seen with his back to the camera).Indira Gandhi and Jacqueline Kennedy in conversation during the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s Friendly Trip to India, March 1962.Mrs. John F. Kennedy being shown around the Fort at Fatehpur Sikri.Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy received a traditional Rajasthani welcome from Governor Gurmukh Nihal Singh and the people of Jaipur.Banner honoring First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during her visit to Jaipur, India.
