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Jackie's Charm Sparked US Visit by Mona Lisa

First lady persuaded French to loan painting, boost our culture

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Oct 9, 2008 2:42 PM CDT

(Newser) – Jackie Kennedy executed a diplomatic coup in 1962, when she convinced the smitten French culture minister to send the Mona Lisa on a perilous journey. The painting's visit to the US—"then regarded as a country with hardly any culture at all," in...   Read full story »

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