Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to Open on Nation’s 250th Anniversary
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The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in western North Dakota will open to the public on July 4—the 250th anniversary of America’s founding—but the festivities will begin ahead of time with a visit by Donald Trump on Wednesday when the president is scheduled to join other distinguished guests at the library’s dedication.
The site is the first comprehensive institutional home for Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president. All of the living former presidents have been invited to the opening, but will not be attending, Matt Briney, chief communications officer at the library, told East Wing Magazine in an email.
“Given that we are opening on the nation’s 250th [anniversary], many have had prior obligations, but all have expressed interest in visiting the library later …
