RUSH TRANSCRIPT Host thank ░░░░░░░░ for calling in I ░░░░░░░░ have to turn now ░░░░░░░░ we have met Matt ░░░░░░░░ for the new theodore ░░░░░░░░ library Guest happy presidents ░░░░░░░░ Happy to be with ░░░░░░░░ Host teddy Roosevelt was ░░░░░░░░ New Yorker explain why ░░░░░░░░ presidential library is in ░░░░░░░░ Dakota Guest after the ░░░░░░░░ of his mother and ░░░░░░░░ wife on the same ░░░░░░░░ valentine s day that ░░░░░░░░ just celebrated the anniversary ░░░░░░░░ theodore Roosevelt retreats to ░░░░░░░░ Dakota where he had ░░░░░░░░ cabin a maltese cross ░░░░░░░░ This is a very ░░░░░░░░ area of the country ░░░░░░░░ help to heal him ░░░░░░░░ with nature and allow ░░░░░░░░ to return back to ░░░░░░░░ Host when do you ░░░░░░░░ it to open Obviously ░░░░░░░░ guys are in the ░░░░░░░░ process now right Guest ░░░░░░░░ are under construction Exhibits ░░░░░░░░ being installed and we ░░░░░░░░ open the nation s ░░░░░░░░ 50th birthday July 4 ░░░░░░░░ Host what do you ░░░░░░░░ planned for that day ░░░░░░░░ it will be historic ░░░░░░░░ there will be celebrations ░░░░░░░░ Washington and across the ░░░░░░░░ I want to know ░░░░░░░░ you are planning Guest ░░░░░░░░ fanfare A celebration of ░░░░░░░░ west our country we ░░░░░░░░ have a big show ░░░░░░░░ activities Of course touring ░░░░░░░░ red new presidential library ░░░░░░░░ what will be the ░░░░░░░░ features and what could ░░░░░░░░ expect when they go ░░░░░░░░ Guest public libraries located ░░░░░░░░ big cities this is ░░░░░░░░ to theodore Roosevelt national ░░░░░░░░ The only national park ░░░░░░░░ after an individual Very ░░░░░░░░ for the conservation president ░░░░░░░░ preserved 230 million acres ░░░░░░░░ public land for us ░░░░░░░░ s a place where ░░░░░░░░ could come and go ░░░░░░░░ our exhibit and learn ░░░░░░░░ theodore Roosevelt not just ░░░░░░░░ him You get to ░░░░░░░░ badlands get to major ░░░░░░░░ on a hike We ░░░░░░░░ a one mile walking ░░░░░░░░ along the facility that ░░░░░░░░ all ada compliance and ░░░░░░░░ you to immerse yourself ░░░░░░░░ over the badlands and ░░░░░░░░ it all in A ░░░░░░░░ roof that is walkable ░░░░░░░░ actually living in meeting ░░░░░░░░ of the largest challenges ░░░░░░░░ waste zero water It ░░░░░░░░ really a testament to ░░░░░░░░ Roosevelt s conservation legacy ░░░░░░░░ something the CEO said ░░░░░░░░ an interview was the ░░░░░░░░ is the landscape We ░░░░░░░░ been showing some of ░░░░░░░░ role of what that ░░░░░░░░ like Could you explain ░░░░░░░░ specific site in North ░░░░░░░░ how was selected Guest ░░░░░░░░ was decided because medora ░░░░░░░░ where he went after ░░░░░░░░ death of his wife ░░░░░░░░ mother It is where ░░░░░░░░ lived The library is ░░░░░░░░ between the maltese cross ░░░░░░░░ and the elkhorn ranch ░░░░░░░░ can view the top ░░░░░░░░ those from our roof ░░░░░░░░ is a place which ░░░░░░░░ came to heal It ░░░░░░░░ where he learned nature ░░░░░░░░ maybe not maintainable by ░░░░░░░░ and ways we need ░░░░░░░░ be conserving bison He ░░░░░░░░ a terrible winter where ░░░░░░░░ lost half of his ░░░░░░░░ and it s a ░░░░░░░░ where he learned to ░░░░░░░░ to nature A lot ░░░░░░░░ his legacy the forums ░░░░░░░░ this time in mindoro ░░░░░░░░ it s a town ░░░░░░░░ about 100 and 60 ░░░░░░░░ It is ours from ░░░░░░░░ like bismarck and fargo ░░░░░░░░ do you hope will ░░░░░░░░ the one thing or ░░░░░░░░ multiple things that draw ░░░░░░░░ to that site Guest ░░░░░░░░ will want to follow ░░░░░░░░ the footsteps of theodore ░░░░░░░░ It is a destination ░░░░░░░░ place we expect people ░░░░░░░░ go Please North Dakota ░░░░░░░░ have been coming for ░░░░░░░░ place north dakotans have ░░░░░░░░ coming for years It ░░░░░░░░ very family friendly very ░░░░░░░░ place to go It ░░░░░░░░ a gateway to many ░░░░░░░░ parks and monuments There ░░░░░░░░ drives where you could ░░░░░░░░ seven national parks and ░░░░░░░░ throughout and it is ░░░░░░░░ four hours from mount ░░░░░░░░ We feel like there ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for people to ░░░░░░░░ the great American road ░░░░░░░░ and see the country ░░░░░░░░ I know you said ░░░░░░░░ Roosevelt faced some struggles ░░░░░░░░ a life there are ░░░░░░░░ in the building process ░░░░░░░░ there been any complications ░░░░░░░░ is a remote area ░░░░░░░░ there s always challenges ░░░░░░░░ being out of a ░░░░░░░░ city We have a ░░░░░░░░ construction team that has ░░░░░░░░ able to manage the ░░░░░░░░ around this Working closely ░░░░░░░░ the town county state ░░░░░░░░ were all very welcome ░░░░░░░░ to welcome everybody to ░░░░░░░░ We are just excited ░░░░░░░░ open our doors this ░░░░░░░░ Host last question is ░░░░░░░░ much will this project ░░░░░░░░ and how is it ░░░░░░░░ Guest it is majority ░░░░░░░░ by private donations We ░░░░░░░░ have a grant from ░░░░░░░░ state for 50 million ░░░░░░░░ We will be able ░░░░░░░░ take this when we ░░░░░░░░ the doors The majority ░░░░░░░░ privately funded The total ░░░░░░░░ cost was 400 million ░░░░░░░░ Matt Briney chief communications ░░░░░░░░ with the