Leo A. Berg (December 5, 1907 – May 1980) was an American politician who served as mayor of Akron, Ohio, from 1954 to 1961.
[2] During his tenure, he served as the Chairman to the League of Mayors, bringing him to the US Capitol on a regular basis.
His wife, Evelyn, and he traveled to Washington D.C. often, where they spent time with their friends, Jack and Jackie Kennedy.
[citation needed][3] A 1962 study undertaken by the polling firm of Louis Harris and paid for by the Democratic National Committee considered the possibility of running Berg as a candidate for the congressional seat then held by Republican William H. Ayres, but ultimately concluded that Oliver Ocasek would make a better candidate.
Leo A. Berg assisted the American government in the Second World War by conducting voice-over-radio operations to the Germans.