jacqueline onassis went to the 1976 democratic national convention. this was her first political event in almost ten years. she quit viking press in 1977. this was after viking had published jeffrey archer's novel "shall we tell the president?". the story happens in a fictional future presidency of her brother in-law, ted kennedy. the book was about a plan to assassinate him. two years later, she went to boston to support ted kennedy's 1980 presidential campaign.