Key loans trace Roosevelt’s path from New York to the Dakota Badlands and the presidency, including his Rough Rider uniform, his compass, and the eyeglass case and 50-page speech that helped stop a 1912 assassin’s bullet.
The library sits at the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the only one of the 63 flagship national parks named after a person.
July 4 programming at both sites will include ranger talks, family activities and Junior Ranger events tied to Roosevelt’s conservation legacy as the nation marks its 250th anniversary.