ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
There was a Greek tycoon whose name was a household word in this country. You have already guessed… Aristotle Onassis. Onassis once said, “All that really counts these days is money. It’s the people with money that are the royalty now.” By that maxim, Onassis lived like a king. He had every plaything that you and I can imagine. He personified on a grand scale the excesses of the so-called “jet set.” He had residences in half a dozen cities, a tropical island of his own, and an elegant art collection. He boasted the world’s most lavish yacht, the CHRISTINA, a 325- foot rebuilt Canadian frigate complete with sumptuous bathrooms lined in Siena marble and fitted with gold-plated faucets. He enjoyed the company of beautiful women and startled the entire world on October 20, 1968 by marrying one of the most famous and glamorous women on earth, the widow of a beloved former president of the United States… Jacqueline Kennedy. Aristotle Onassis…
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