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PBS profiles the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota

A $500 million, 93,000-square-foot library in the Badlands marks Roosevelt's formative years and conservation legacy.

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What to know

  • The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opened July 4 in the Badlands near Medora, North Dakota, funded by over $500 million raised by a nonprofit foundation.
  • The 93,000-square-foot building was designed by Snohetta co-founder Craig Dykers, who camped alone in the Badlands for 12 days for inspiration.
  • The library highlights how Roosevelt's time recovering from the deaths of his wife and mother in the Badlands shaped his conservation legacy as president.
  • Large crowds have visited since the opening, per PBS NewsHour's October tour of the site.

“We wanted it to feel that it belonged, so that it didn't feel that it just dropped out of the sky.”

Craig Dykers, Architect, Snohetta · PBS NewsHour ↗ · Oct 26

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt 26th U.S. president, subject of the libraryCraig Dykers Co-founder of architecture firm SnohettaEdward O'Keefe CEO, Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation

PBS profiles the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota
PBS NewsHour

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    Viewer reacts to the segment by wanting to visit North Dakota

    A social media user responds to the PBS video by expressing a new desire to travel to North Dakota.

    ““I really want to go to North Dakota” is something I said today for the first time in my life…”
    — @mathowie
    • mathowie@xoxo.zone

      “I really want to go to North Dakota” is something I said today for the first time in my life

      mathowie@xoxo.zoneMastodon13d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Broadcast version of the segment posted online

    PBS NewsHour publishes the same CANVAS segment as a standalone broadcast video on YouTube.

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    PBS NewsHour airs a tour of the library and its design

    Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visits the library for PBS's CANVAS series, interviewing architect Craig Dykers and foundation CEO Edward O'Keefe about the building's design and Roosevelt's history in the Badlands.

    “There's a sensation of what the landscape means that you learn when you move through it.”
    — Craig Dykers
  5. background

    Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opens in North Dakota — The 93,000-square-foot library, built in the Badlands near Medora, opened to the public on July 4 after a nonprofit foundation raised more than $500 million to complete it.