Roosevelt spent four years on a ranch in the North Dakota Badlands while in his 20s. An effort to build a presidential library in his native New York failed — and North Dakota leaders saw an opportunity. The North Dakota Petroleum Council, a trade group representing about 500 energy companies, backs the project. Great-great grandson Kermit Roosevelt III, who also serves on the library foundation board, did not respond to requests for comment. The library and museum would be built in Medora, a tourist town on the doorstep of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Source: National Post May 05, 2019 13:18 UTC