Theodore Roosevelt library opening recalls past, calls for civic engagement

By: Jeff Beach, Michael Achterling

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: July 4, 2026

Words: 1,101

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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MEDORA, N.D. — Theodore Roosevelt V said his great-great-grandfather thought U.S. citizenship was not to be treated as an inherited title, but something that required service and responsibility.

“Today, we might call it showing up for our communities, for one another, for the places we love, and most importantly, for the future we owe those who come after us,” Roosevelt said Saturday at the public opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.

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