Nation: Don't Forget...

As so often happens, the last days of vacation were the bittersweet best. For Jacqueline Kennedy, returning late last week to the U.S. and her place as First Lady, there were the memories of the dancing, the lilting music, the faces of friendly people, the beaches, the blue, starred nights—and of the sadness of leaving Ravello.

There had been the moment when Ravello's mayor presented Jackie with a parchment scroll making her an honorary citizen. Speaking in slightly imperfect Italian, she said: "I am very happy that the only place to which I belong outside my own country is Ravello, a beautiful...