As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.

- Desiree Rogers

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how…

- Desiree Rogers

How can we salute - encourage the American spirit? That means many different things to many different people.

- Desiree Rogers

We have not really advertised Chicago internationally.

- Desiree Rogers

I'm a business person at heart.

- Desiree Rogers

It's the past, it's behind us, and that's the end of it.

- Desiree Rogers

I don’t do ordinary work. That is not me in the least.

- Desiree Rogers

I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.

- Desiree Rogers

Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like Ebony and Jet magazines.

- Desiree Rogers