Anna Roosevelt Halsted

Anna Roosevelt Halsted
Anna Roosevelt with her dog "Chief".
Born	Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1906-05-03)May 3, 1906 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 1, 1975(1975-12-01) (aged 69) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Resting place	St. James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation	Writer and editor
Spouse(s)	Curtis Bean Dall (m. 1926; div. 1934) Clarence John Boettiger (m. 1935; div. 1949) James Addison Halsted (m. 1952; her death 1975)
Children	Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Curtis Roosevelt Dall John Roosevelt Boettiger
Parent(s)	Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Boettiger Halsted (May 3, 1906 – December 1, 1975) was an American writer who worked as a newspaper editor, and in public relations. She was the daughter of the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt and assisted him in social and administrative duties at the White House. She wrote two children's books published in the 1930s.

She worked with her second husband Clarence Boettiger at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, serving as editor of the women's pages for several years. She later worked in public relations for universities. Beginning in 1963, she was appointed to presidential commissions by John F. Kennedy, serving on the Citizen's Advisory Council on the Status of Women for several years, and as vice-chairman of the President's Commission for the Observance of Human Rights.

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 was married for the first time, in Hyde Park, New York, in 1926 to stockbroker Curtis Bean Dall. The marriage soured before her father became president, and she chose to live in the White House with her parents.

The couple had two children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (born 1927), who became an educator and librarian; and Curtis Roosevelt (born 1930), who became a civil servant and author. They were often referred to as "Sistie" and "Buzzie" in the 1930s American press.

Between 1932 and 1934, Anna was associate editor of a magazine called Babies Just Babies (her mother, Eleanor, also had ties to this publication); and she contributed articles to Liberty magazine. She also wrote two children's books, Scamper and Scamper's Christmas. She hosted a Best and Company department store. During this time, she began an affair with journalist Clarence John Boettiger, who was also married.