Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was buried at Arlington National Cemetery alongside President John F. Kennedy and their children. Her funeral Mass was held at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan, the parish where she had been baptized. The burial marked the end of her public life and cemented her legacy as an iconic figure in American history.

Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's second husband, died in Paris. This event marked the end of another significant chapter in her life, leading her to return permanently to the United States and begin a career as a book editor.