John F. Kennedy Jr. assassinated in 1968, his mother took him and his sister out of the United States, saying: "If they're killing Kennedys, then my children are targets ... I want to get out of this country." The same year, she married Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, and the family went to live on his private island of Skorpios. Kennedy is said to have considered his stepfather "a joke". In 1971, Kennedy returned to the White House with his mother and sister for the first time since the assassination. President Richard Nixon's daughters gave Kennedy a tour that included his old bedroom, and
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School (ballet) an emphasis on classical ballet and ABT's "National Training Curriculum". Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School (ballet) The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre (ABT/JKO School) is the associate school of American Ballet Theatre located within the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. The school comprises a "Children's Division" for ages 4–12, a "Pre-Professional Division" for ages 12–18, and the preparatory program "Studio Company" for ages 16–20. It was established in 2004 and named in honor of the late, previous First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who served on ABT's Board of Trustees as "Honorary Chairman