On her way back to Washington from Dallas after her husband's murder
Lady Bird Johnson advised her to clean up and change her outfit so that she would
be presentable for the television cameras. Mrs. Kennedy, mindful of the
impact of the cameras, refused because she wanted the public to see her
in the outfit that was still stained with her husband's blood. Being
urged to change her mind by those around her she replied, "Let them see
what they have done".
