Anna Rosenberg fled Hungary with her family as a child just before World War I. She had no education beyond high school, but through a mix of political acumen, patriotism and personality, she became an indispensable advisor to several U.S. presidents.
For history teacher Christopher C. Gorham, inspiration came from a photograph.
Rosenberg was the top woman at the Pentagon in the Truman administration as it desegregated the armed forces. She became Truman’s assistant secretary of defense in the Korean War. President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated her for the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. And President Lyndon Baines Johnson leaned on her counsel during the tumultuous battles over civil rights.
“But she could also be demure and very womanly. It was just a very rare combination of skills and emotional intelligence that Anna Rosenberg possessed.”“ Roosevelt sent Anna Rosenberg [to look into the labor shortage in Buffalo, New York in 1942.] And she said right away: 'We're going to need more women.'
“[She involved] not only women but Black Americans and disabled Americans. When the leaders of Buffalo resisted, she lectured them and said there was no time for disunity and discrimination. It was all hands on deck. Everybody pitched in and those contracts were fulfilled and we were able to fight the war on all fronts.”“Just a few weeks after D-Day, Anna followed General [George]
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