at first, jacqueline said that her main focus as the first lady was to take care of the president and their children. she later spent her time to support american arts and preservation of its history. the historical restoration of the white house was her well known work. she also hosted many social events at the white house. she wanted to create a department of the arts; however this did not happen. she did help create the national endowment for the arts and the national endowment for the humanities.