Roberta and her first Congressional boss, U.S. Representative Marty Russo (D-IL)

Roberta with actor Kirk Douglas

Roberta with Vice President Walter F. Mondale

Roberta with Ed Asner

Roberta meets with Illinois Governor Dan Walker, c. 1977

Roberta with Richard M. Daley, now Mayor of Chicago

Roberta makes a point with Cal Ripken

Roberta helps former U.S. Senator Claude Pepper (D-FL) celebrate his 88th birthday, Washington, D.C.

Roberta with HEW Secretary Arthur S. Flemming

Roberta with Elliott Richardson

Roberta and Congressman Ed Roybal (D-CA) as their entourage departs for Puerto Rico, March, 1993

Roberta with Dennis Smith and labor advocate Mildred Jeffries, August, 1994

Roberta in the Oval Office with Bill Clinton

Roberta joins cartoonist Herb Block at the White House as he receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Roberta with Dorothy Height at the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award Ceremony, White House, September 4, 1994