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Show I Jaclyn returns to Camelot as Jacqueline I l : New York-On November 22, 1963, the eyes of Texas were upon John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his stunning wife, Jacqueline, as the Presidential motorcade wound its way through downtown Dallas. But a madman with a high-powered rifle spoiled the gala atmosphere. Forever etched in history books and newsreels are the horrible pictures of Jackie Kennedy leaning over in the car cradling her mortally wounded wound-ed husband. In Houston, a few hundred miles away, a teen-aged beauty named Jaclyn Smith was watching this earth shattering spectacle. How ironic it is that 18 years later, fate would catapult this blooming Hollywood bluebonnet into the role of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, in a tele-drama on the life of the First Lady (ABC airdate, October 14). Jackie Kennedy was reportedly infuriated by this unauthorized drama, but Smith tackled the role without giving it a second thought. "I wanted a departure from what I'd been doing very badly," Jaclyn emphasized, wanting her "Angel" wings clipped once and for all. "So when I got the role, it was a step in the right direction and I'm pleased Jacjjm i Smith and James Frandscu star in "Jacqueline Bouvier Ken- I - |