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A Theodore Roosevelt library is opening soon. Visitors must pack a bag for North Dakota
The $450 million project aims to honor Roosevelt's legacy in a remote setting resembling the landscape he valued, with $344 million already pledged by major donors.
- On July 4, 2026, the nearly 100,000-square-foot Theodore Roosevelt Library will open near Medora, North Dakota, examining the life of the 26th president.
- Clay Jenkinson said Theodore Roosevelt later claimed he never would have been president without his time in the Dakota Territory, inspiring the Badlands library near Medora, North Dakota.
- Fundraisers report a $450 million fundraising goal with $344 million in cash and pledges so far, including major donors Harold Hamm, oil executive, and Rob Walton and Melani Walton.
- Library boosters hope tourists visiting Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone and Theodore Roosevelt National Park will add the new library to their itineraries, while family members and project officials say it will humanize Roosevelt and deepen understanding of his legacy.
- Amid brutal winter risks, North Dakota winters and blizzards can close highways and the Theodore Roosevelt Library site reflects terrain Roosevelt experienced, addressing his legacy and critiques.
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A Theodore Roosevelt library is opening soon. Visitors must pack a bag for North Dakota
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is rising from the rugged Badlands of western North Dakota, where the 26th president roamed as a young man in the 1880s.
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