<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5b96b62c8905f22e0a8b58a4-2400/kennedysarriveatdallas11-22-63.jpeg" border="0" alt="jfk jackie Kennedy Dallas" data-mce-source="White House/Wikimedia Commons" data-mce-caption="President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day." data-link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kennedys_arrive_at_Dallas_11-22-63.JPG#/media/File:Kennedys_arrive_at_Dallas_11-22-63.JPG" /><p class="source"><span><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kennedys_arrive_at_Dallas_11-22-63.JPG#/media/File:Kennedys_arrive_at_Dallas_11-22-63.JPG">White House/Wikimedia Commons</a></span></p><p class="caption">President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Months ahead of November's midterm elections, 2018 is set to be a landmark year for women in <keyword id="6358883" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics">politics</keyword> as a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ap-record-number-of-women-have-won-major-party-primaries-2018-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record number</a> of female candidates are running, and winning, in offices across the US government.</p><p>Women have had a long history making their mark in the political spotlight, with or without a formal position, as one half of political power couples that have left lasting impressions on the world.</p><p>Take a look at some of history's most iconic political couples:</p>

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White House/Wikimedia CommonsPresident John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.Months ahead of November's midterm elections, 2018 is set to be a landmark year for women in politics as a record number of female candidates are running, and winning, in offices across the US government.Women have had a long history making their mark in the political spotlight, with or without a formal position, as one half of political power couples that have left lasting impressions on the world.Take a look at some of history's most iconic political couples:

White HouseWikimedia CommonsPresident John F.  Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.

9 of the most iconic political power couples in history

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