During the missile crisis, Jackie Kennedy refused to leave JFK's side
As the United States lurched towards war over Soviet missiles in Cuba in October 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy refused the suggestion that she leave her husband in the White House and move to a safer location.
"Don't send me away ... I just want to be with you and I want to die with you."
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