Letitia Baldrige is an American etiquette expert and public relations executive.

A graduate of Vassar College

Vassar College

Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...

, she is a former State Department

United States Department of State

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 employee and was the White House Social Secretary

White House Social Secretary

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 to Jacqueline Kennedy.

Her father was Congressman Howard Malcolm Baldrige

Howard M. Baldrige

Howard Malcolm Baldrige or H. Malcolm Baldrige was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Early life and ancestors:He was born on June 23, 1894 at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, the son of Nebraska state senator Howard Hammond Baldrige and Letitia Blanche Coffey and died on January 19, 1985, in...

, and her brother was Howard Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., former Secretary of Commerce. She serves on the board of directors of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

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. She has also done significant charity work with Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall

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 to help fundraise for the preservation of habitats for wild chimpanzees.

She has published more than twenty books and has appeared on the Late Night with David Letterman

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.

Career

1946	Bachelor's in Psychology, Vassar College
1946–1948	Graduate studies, Université de Genève, Switzerland
1948–1951	Personal Social Secretary to David K. E. Bruce David K. E. Bruce David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce was an American diplomat, and the only American to serve as Ambassador to France, the Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom.-Biography:... , U.S. Ambassador, Paris United States Ambassador to France This article is about the United States Ambassador to France. There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of the four-centuries-old Bourbon dynasty...
1951–1953	Intelligence Officer, American Embassy, Paris Embassy of the United States in Paris The Embassy of the United States in Paris, France, is the United States oldest diplomatic mission. Benjamin Franklin and some of the other Founding Fathers were the earliest United States Ambassadors to France.It is located at 2 avenue Gabriel, on the northwest corner of the Place de la Concorde,...
1953–1956	Assistant to Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce was an American playwright, editor, journalist, ambassador, socialite and U.S. Congresswoman, representing the state of Connecticut.-Early life:... , U.S. Ambassador, Rome United States Ambassador to Italy Since 1840, the United States has had diplomatic representation in the Italian Republic and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Italy, with a break in relations from 1941 to 1944 while Italy and the U.S. were at war during World War II. The U.S. Mission to Italy is headed by the Embassy of the...
1956–1961	Director, Public Relations, Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. is an American jewelry and silverware company. As part of its branding, the company is strongly associated with its Tiffany Blue , which is a registered trademark.- History :...
1961–1963	Social Secretary and Chief of Staff for Jacqueline Kennedy
1964–1969	President, Letitia Baldrige Enterprises, Chicago
1969–1971	Director, Consumer Affairs, Burlington Industries Burlington Industries Burlington Industries is a diversified U. S. fabric maker based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded in 1923, the company has operations in the United States, Mexico, and India and a global manufacturing and product development network based in Hong Kong. The company entered Chapter 11...
1972–2005	President, Letitia Baldrige Enterprises, New York City. Bonnie Block served as account executive.
2006–	Baldrige & Lewris, Washington DC

The honor recognized her effort to appear on the Inman Literacy Foundation Lecture Series.

External links

• Official site
• Biography
• Biography
• Fabricant, Florence, "AT TEA WITH: Letitia Baldrige; The Calming Voice of Civility In Uncivil Times", The New York Times
  The New York Times
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  , July 8, 1992
• Letitia Baldrige on NPR