Freedom 250 announced on Saturday that President Donald Trump will be in Medora, North Dakota to kick off the inaugural festivities for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The celebration will span from July 1 through July 5, and includes the opening ceremony on July 1, a drone show, a musical, and directed tours of all the grounds and the facility has to offer.
JUST ANNOUNCED: President Donald J. Trump will join Freedom 250 on July 1, 2026, for the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (@TRPresLibrary) in Medora, North Dakota.
— Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) June 21, 2026
In the rugged Badlands that forged one of America’s most consequential leaders, we’ll… pic.twitter.com/kQ0uDB5Dw2
JUST ANNOUNCED: President Donald J. Trump will join Freedom 250 on July 1, 2026, for the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (@TRPresLibrary) in Medora, North Dakota.
In the rugged Badlands that forged one of America’s most consequential leaders, we’ll honor Theodore Roosevelt’s enduring legacy of courage, conservation, and service — and the pioneering spirit at the heart of the American story — as our nation celebrates 250 years of independence.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · Medora, ND
A historic event celebrating the enduring legacy of President Theodore Roosevelt, whose time in the North Dakota Badlands helped shape both his character and his vision for the nation. Set against the rugged landscape that inspired one of America’s greatest conservationists, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Celebration will honor Roosevelt’s commitment to stewardship of the land, public service, American leadership, and the pioneering spirit that defines our nation. The event will highlight Roosevelt’s profound impact on conservation, the creation of America’s national parks and public lands, and his belief that every generation has a responsibility to preserve the blessings of freedom and opportunity for those who follow.
The Significance of TR's Rise and the Rise of His Presidential Library
After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office in the year that marked the 125th anniversary of the U.S. Now 125 years later, the presidential library marks the 250th celebration of the country. It's a very timely opening of a library which makes strides to embody a man who so profoundly shaped the time in which he lived.
North Dakota: The Place Which Shaped TR's Character and Vision for the Nation
As stated above, Roosevelt attributed his four years in the then-North Dakota territory to his transformation into a man of action and strength, and an exemplar of the strenuous life.
The wide open spaces of the West are the appropriate place for a library of a man who could not be fenced in. New York may have been the state where Roosevelt was born, but North Dakota was the land that made him who he was and truly embodies his spirit and aims.
Medora has been chosen as the ideal location within the state to develop the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (“the Library”) due to the strong association with TR. It was in the Badlands that Roosevelt grieved and healed as he pursued the “strenuous life,” transforming himself from a frail and underweight city dweller into a larger-than-life character, as he is popularly remembered today. TR himself credited his time in the Badlands as one of the foundational experiences of his life.
The way New York treated Roosevelt's heritage with the 2022 removal of the iconic Roosevelt equestrian statue from the entrance to the American Museum of National History, certainly has shown this state did not deserve him or his legacy. The statue has been relocated to the Medora, ND presidential library where it will hold a place of honor.
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The Great Conservator and Generational Land Steward
The many national parks that we enjoy today are thanks to Roosevelt and his conservationist vision. During his presidency, Roosevelt established five national parks: Crater Lake in Oregon (1902), Wind Cave in South Dakota (1903), Sullys Hill in North Dakota (1904), Mesa Verde in Colorado (1906), and Platt, now Chickasaw National Recreation Area, in Oklahoma (1906). Roosevelt also established 18 national monuments, including Devil's Tower in Wyoming, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
The Citizens' Responsibility to Preserve the Blessings of Liberty
Roosevelt was a man who led by example and much like our 45th and 47th president, he beckons Americans to be participants in their destiny, not just spectators. These words from an 1893 speech Roosevelt gave on "The Duties of American Citizenship," embody this perfectly.
Roosevelt said:
Nothing worth gaining is ever gained without effort. You can no more have freedom without striving and suffering for it than you can win success as a banker or a lawyer without labor and effort, without self-denial in youth and the display of a ready and alert intelligence in middle age. The people who say that they have not time to attend to politics are simply saying that they are unfit to live in a free community.
And this one hits right between the eyes: "Everyone has a part in this, not just the politician[...]"
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