Curtis Bean Dall
Who was the spouse of Anna Roosevelt Halsted from Jun 1926 to Jul 1934?
Anna Roosevelt Halsted Anna Eleanor Roosevelt ( May 3 , 1906 – December 1 , 1975 ) was an American writer who worked as a newspaper editor and in public relations . She also wrote two childrens books published in the 1930s . She was the eldest child and only daughter of the U.S . President Franklin D . Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt and assisted him as his advisor during World War II . She worked with her second husband Clarence John Boettiger at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer , serving as editor of the womens pages for several years . She later worked in public relations for universities . In 1963 , she was appointed by John F . Kennedy , to the Citizens Advisory Council on the Status of Women . She also served for several years as vice-chairman of the Presidents Commission for the Observance of Human Rights . Biography . Early Life and Marriages . Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born at 125 East 36th Street in New York City . She was named for her mother Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and maternal grandmother Anna Rebecca Hall . She graduated from Miss Chapins School in 1924 . She then entered Cornell University for a short course in forestry . On June 5 , 1926 , she married Curtis Bean Dall , a New York stockbroker , in Hyde Park , New York . They had two children , Anna Eleanor , born March 25 , 1927 , and Curtis Roosevelt , born April 19 , 1930 , who attended Scarborough School when their parents lived nearby . The Dalls were divorced in July 1934 , and Anna returned to live in the White House . She then married Clarence John Boettiger , a journalist she met on her fathers campaign train , in March 1935 . They had one son , John Roosevelt Boettiger , born March 30 , 1939 . Early career . Anna was active as an editor and journalist . Between 1932 and 1934 she was associate editor of a magazine called Babies Just Babies , hosted a radio program sponsored by Best and Company Department Store , and contributed articles to Liberty magazine . She also wrote two childrens books , Scamper and Scampers Christmas . After her second marriage , she moved to Seattle with her husband , where he was hired by William Randolph Hearst to be the editor of the Seattle Post Intelligencer . From December 1936 to September 1943 they ran the newspaper . Anna was editor of the womens page and a columnist for the newspaper . In 1942 , Clarence Boettiger became concerned he was not doing his part for the war effort . He was given a leave of absence by Hearst and was appointed a captain in the Army . Work in the White House and the Yalta Conference . After her husband joined the Army , and at her ailing fathers request , Anna moved into the White House with her five-year-old son in 1944 to serve as First Lady because of her mothers preference for devoting her time to other political activities and worthy causes . However , she also served as an unofficial secretary to her father . Her responsibilities included answering mail , arranging appointments , and writing presidential speeches . She became alarmed at the obvious deterioration of the Presidents health and insisted on seeking the advice of a cardiologist . When he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure , she was the only family member who was informed . She petitioned to be included in the Yalta Conference as his aide-de-camp , believing that she could best protect her father , seeing to it that he followed the doctors orders of diet and rest . She attended the conference , along with Sarah Churchill , daughter of Prime Minister Winston Churchill , and Kathy Harriman , daughter of W . Averell Harriman , Ambassador to Russia . The Conference lasted from February 2 , 1945 , to February 11 , 1945 . Anna was important to Roosevelt both personally and as aide-de-camp . Anna Boettiger was a witness to many historic moments , but she also carried the burden of dealing with some of the most intimate and painful decisions of her parents during their unconventional marriage . After her fathers death , Anna had to tell her mother that FDR had been with his long-time mistress , Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd . In addition , she told her that Franklin had continued the relationship for decades , and people surrounding him had hidden it from Eleanor . Subsequent Career and Marriage . After Roosevelts death in April 1945 , William Randolph Hearst no longer had reason to favor Boettiger and they had a falling out . Boettiger left the Seattle Times Intelligencer and he and Anna bought a weekly newspaper in Phoenix , Arizona . They renamed it as the Arizona Times and had turned it into a daily paper by May 1947 . However , they were attempting to turn it into a left-leaning newspaper in Arizona , and the paper failed . The failure left the Boettigers bankrupt and put a great strain on their marriage . They divorced August 1 , 1949 . For a year after her divorce , she and Eleanor collaborated on a joint radio show called the Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt Program . She also edited a magazine called The Woman and contributed a series of articles called My Life with F.D.R . In 1952 she married Dr . James Halstead , a doctor who was employed by the Veterans Administration . They moved to New York where she took up work in public relations for hospitals and medical centers . The Halsteds moved to the Imperial State of Iran , where Halsted helped establish the Pahlavi University Medical School . Anna worked there in public relations and administration . When they returned to the United States , Anna immersed herself in humanitarian work and contributed to the legacy of both her parents . In October , 1963 , Anna was appointed by President John F . Kennedy to the Citizens Advisory Council on the Status of Women . In February of that year , she was appointed vice-chairman of the Presidents Commission for the Observance of Human Rights . In 1971 , the Halsteds retired to a cottage in Hillsdale , New York . Anna continued to be active in most of the same organizations until her death from throat cancer on December 1 , 1975 , aged 69 , at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx , New York . She was interred at Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery in Hyde Park , New York , where many members of the Roosevelt family are buried . References . Bibliography . - Asbell , Bernard : Mother and Daughter : the letters of Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt . Fromm International , 1988 External links . - The New York State Archives has of the Anna Roosevelt papers