{"id":285732,"date":"2024-08-15T08:24:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=285732"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:24:38","slug":"significant-milestone-for-roosevelt-presidential-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=285732","title":{"rendered":"Significant Milestone For Roosevelt Presidential Library"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BISMARCK, N.D. <\/strong> \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum today participated in a beam signing ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the nation\u2019s 15th<\/sup> presidential library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project has raised over $270 million in private donations, far surpassing the $100 million that was originally required to trigger a $50 million state endowment whose earnings will be used to help fund operations and maintenance of the library. Burgum, who championed efforts to secure the state endowment, noted the $50 million remains in state hands as it generates investment earnings, and that the presidential library is on track for a grand opening on July 4, 2026, on the nation\u2019s 250th<\/sup> birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis historic milestone that we have today is one of many that we\u2019re going to have as this great project moves forward,\u201d Burgum said during the ceremony. \u201cWe\u2019re on a journey to create the best presidential library in the nation. There\u2019s 14 others; this will be the best. This will have biggest impact on generations to come, and it\u2019s going to be a library worthy of carrying the name of our 26th<\/sup> president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum expressed his gratitude to the state Legislature for approving the $50 million endowment, which he called a \u201ccatalyst\u201d for the project, as well as private donors, the Roosevelt family, local officials, library board members and leadership \u2013 \u201ceveryone who\u2019s dedicated themselves and their time and their resources to help make this happen, knowing how important it is to create a place that will inspire leadership and action and self-discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also thanked the state\u2019s congressional delegation of U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Rep. Kelly Armstrong for introducing legislation seeking $50 million in federal funding to support the preservation and display of Roosevelt materials in the library\u2019s museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who visit the library will draw inspiration from the bold and courageous life that Roosevelt lived, including his time in the North Dakota Badlands, Burgum said, referencing Roosevelt\u2019s famous quote, \u201cI have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re setting out here to create a presidential library and museum for one of the most intriguing and most impactful figures in our entire country, and we need TR more than ever,\u201d Burgum said. \u201cWe\u2019re not just building a building. We\u2019re building an institution, an institution that\u2019s going to be framed around citizenship, leadership and conservation \u2013 the three pillars of what TR brought.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BISMARCK, N.D. \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum today participated in a beam signing ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the nation\u2019s 15th presidential library. The project has raised over $270 million in private donations, far surpassing the $100 million that was originally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":285733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-285732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=285732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285734,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285732\/revisions\/285734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/285733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=285732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=285732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=285732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}