Curtis Bean Dall

Curtis Bean Dall (October 24, 1896 – June 28, 1991) was an American stockbroker, author, and political figure. He was born in New York City to Charles Austin and Mary (Bean) Dall. Dall was raised on a farm in Piscataway, New Jersey. He attended Princeton University and later entered the financial industry as a stockbroker.

In 1926, Dall married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, the daughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. The marriage produced two children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall, known as "Sistie," born in 1927, and Curtis Roosevelt Dall, nicknamed "Buzzie," born in 1930. The couple divorced in July 1934. During his lifetime, Dall served in both World War I and World War II. In World War I, he was commissioned as an ensign in naval aviation and served in France, witnessing President Woodrow Wilson's arrival in Brest. During World War II, he served stateside in Army Air Forces staff positions.

Dall was a prominent figure in Wall Street circles. Despite his relationship with the Roosevelt family—who were often at odds—he reported that he maintained a good relationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt. His personal relationships with Anna Roosevelt and her family were strained; Eleanor Roosevelt and Anna Roosevelt's correspondence indicates they disliked him. Dall's marriage to Anna Roosevelt was strained, and by 1933, Anna Roosevelt Roosevelt sought to end the marriage, which she did with Elliott Roosevelt's involvement, purportedly the first divorce of a president's child in the White House.

After his divorce, Dall had limited contact with the Roosevelt family and his children. Post-World War II, he moved to Texas and became associated with right-wing fringe groups. He led the board of the Amalgamated Broadcasting System and was involved with political movements, including the 1960 effort of the Texas-based Constitution Party, which nominated retired Marine Brigadier General Merritt B. Curtis for president and Dall for vice president. His name appeared on the ballot in the 1968 New Hampshire primary. During the later years of his life, Dall was a member of the Christian Crusade National Advisory Board and served as Chairman of the Liberty Lobby's Board of Policy in 1971.

Dall authored several books, most notably "F.D.R.: My Exploited Father-in-Law," published in 1967, in which he criticizes Franklin D. Roosevelt and discusses topics such as the Great Depression and alleged global conspiracies. He claimed that the economic crisis was orchestrated by international banking interests and proposed that organizations like the Federal Reserve Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg Group, and the United Nations were part of a secret controlling mechanism.

Dall also wrote "Amerikas Kriegspolitik – Roosevelt und seine Hintermänner" in 1972 and "Who Controls our Nation's Federal Policies — and Why?" in 1973. He participated in interviews, including one by Anthony J. Hilder titled "The War Lords of Washington," in 1991.

Curtis B. Dall died in Arlington, Virginia, in 1991 at the age of 94.