Charm Bracelet

Like many teenagers, Jackie began a charm bracelet with some her favorite charms. Over the years, she would remove a few charms, add a few charms, and would even change the chain. Although we do not know the meaning or origin of each charms we have seen over the years, we are certain about one of them. This is the large round charm with the figure of Hercules on one side, and the Latin words "Non Sumptus Labora Est" on the other. Apparently, when JFK once remarked to company on how hard Jackie had been working on his campaign, she replied with this Latin saying which means: Labor is no cost. He later gave her the charm as thanks for her efforts, adding the tongue-in-cheek Hercules.