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32024 IMPACT REPORT > PILLAR PRINCIPLES 22“For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.”– THEODORE ROOSEVELTTHANKS TO YOU a presidential library is being built and its impact and structure will last in perpetuity. Your gift is helping to create a world-class experience that will cele-brate the unique legacy of one of our most influential presidents and actively bring the lessons of Roosevelt’s life—including conservation, leadership, and citizenship—into the nation’s present moment. It will include immersive storytelling and new technol-ogies, as well as a first-of-its-kind digital library for an analog president. It will be a platform for embracing civic dialogue, thoughtful debate, and inspiration from around the globe. Thank you again. It is a privilege and an honor to have you in the arena with us on this historic and ambitious journey. With gratitude, EDWARD F. O’KEEFEChief Executive OfficerTheodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPILLAR PRINCIPLESMISSIONVISION VALUESLeadership • Citizenship • ConservationExplore Theodore Roosevelt’s life, legacy, and enduring relevance.Inspire action and fearless participation in the arena.Dare Greatly, Think Boldly, Care Deeply, Live Passionately.
32024 IMPACT REPORT > PILLAR PRINCIPLES 22“For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.”– THEODORE ROOSEVELTTHANKS TO YOU a presidential library is being built and its impact and structure will last in perpetuity. Your gift is helping to create a world-class experience that will cele-brate the unique legacy of one of our most influential presidents and actively bring the lessons of Roosevelt’s life—including conservation, leadership, and citizenship—into the nation’s present moment. It will include immersive storytelling and new technol-ogies, as well as a first-of-its-kind digital library for an analog president. It will be a platform for embracing civic dialogue, thoughtful debate, and inspiration from around the globe. Thank you again. It is a privilege and an honor to have you in the arena with us on this historic and ambitious journey. With gratitude, EDWARD F. O’KEEFEChief Executive OfficerTheodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPILLAR PRINCIPLESMISSIONVISION VALUESLeadership • Citizenship • ConservationExplore Theodore Roosevelt’s life, legacy, and enduring relevance.Inspire action and fearless participation in the arena.Dare Greatly, Think Boldly, Care Deeply, Live Passionately.
42023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION4ABOVE:This progress photograph was taken on December 11, 2023. In the foreground is the east building retaining wall with backfill, which provides a glimpse of the most easterly side of the walkable roof as it is starting to take shape. The orange fencing extending out from the south wall demarks the area where the footings and foundation walls for the mechanical tunnel were formed and poured.DESIGN & CONSTRUCTIONWith design near completion, construction underway, the native plant project in full swing, and project bidding in progress, the Library is well on its way to achieving its goal of setting new standards for sustainability.
42023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION4ABOVE:This progress photograph was taken on December 11, 2023. In the foreground is the east building retaining wall with backfill, which provides a glimpse of the most easterly side of the walkable roof as it is starting to take shape. The orange fencing extending out from the south wall demarks the area where the footings and foundation walls for the mechanical tunnel were formed and poured.DESIGN & CONSTRUCTIONWith design near completion, construction underway, the native plant project in full swing, and project bidding in progress, the Library is well on its way to achieving its goal of setting new standards for sustainability.
62023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION> NATIVE PLANT PROJECT3,50090,00015018%75%2023 CONSTRUCTION STATISTICSADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS• Completion of ND Flex Funds Application for Chateau Road Reconstruction• USFS Permit Issued for Construction Road Access EasementYards of concrete pouredYards of earth movedTons of rebar used*as of October 2023of construction duration completedof subcontractor work contracted locally52023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION> CONSTRUCTION STATISTICSNATIVE PLANT PROJECT63 different seed species were hand-collected, including grasses, sedges, forbs, and shrubs.Over 150 pounds of native seeds have been collected from 13+ sites in the Medora area.28,267 plugs were grown from collected seed and planted in a two-acre plot at the NDSU-Hettinger site.3,500 yards of soil were stripped and stockpiled, to be maintained and reused in 2024–25 for the planted roof and other areas onsite.
62023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION> NATIVE PLANT PROJECT3,50090,00015018%75%2023 CONSTRUCTION STATISTICSADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS• Completion of ND Flex Funds Application for Chateau Road Reconstruction• USFS Permit Issued for Construction Road Access EasementYards of concrete pouredYards of earth movedTons of rebar used*as of October 2023of construction duration completedof subcontractor work contracted locally52023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION> CONSTRUCTION STATISTICSNATIVE PLANT PROJECT63 different seed species were hand-collected, including grasses, sedges, forbs, and shrubs.Over 150 pounds of native seeds have been collected from 13+ sites in the Medora area.28,267 plugs were grown from collected seed and planted in a two-acre plot at the NDSU-Hettinger site.3,500 yards of soil were stripped and stockpiled, to be maintained and reused in 2024–25 for the planted roof and other areas onsite.
82023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION > 2023 MILESTONES72023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION > 2023 MILESTONESQUARTER 1JANUARYAPRILJULYOCTOBERFEBRUARYMAYAUGUSTNOVEMBERMARCHJUNESEPTEMBERDECEMBERQUARTER 2QUARTER 3QUARTER 42023 MILESTONESDesign Team Started Construction Documents (CD) - SiteSouthwest Water Application Approved & Service Contract ExecutedDesign Team Issued Bid Package #1Bid Package #2 GMP Contract Amendment Signed (Amount: $32.5 MM)Design Team Issued Bid Package #4East Building Retaining Wall Completed & BackfilledStart of West Building Footings & FoundationSettlement Period Complete for East Building Retaining Wall216 300-Foot-Deep Geothermal Wells CompletedBid Package #3 GMP Contract Amendment Signed (Amount: $15.5 MM)Design Team Issued Bid Package #31st Concrete Pour Completed OnsiteTRPL Board of Trustees Construction Site TourDesign Team Started Construction DocumentsBillings County Commissioners Reviewed & Approved Re-zoning ApplicationCommissioning Agent SelectedDesign Team Issued 50% CDs and Bid Package #2Bid Package #1 Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)Contract Amendment Signed (Amount: $20.2 MM)2-Day Construction Document Design WorkshopConstruction Started
82023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION > 2023 MILESTONES72023 IMPACT REPORT > DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION > 2023 MILESTONESQUARTER 1JANUARYAPRILJULYOCTOBERFEBRUARYMAYAUGUSTNOVEMBERMARCHJUNESEPTEMBERDECEMBERQUARTER 2QUARTER 3QUARTER 42023 MILESTONESDesign Team Started Construction Documents (CD) - SiteSouthwest Water Application Approved & Service Contract ExecutedDesign Team Issued Bid Package #1Bid Package #2 GMP Contract Amendment Signed (Amount: $32.5 MM)Design Team Issued Bid Package #4East Building Retaining Wall Completed & BackfilledStart of West Building Footings & FoundationSettlement Period Complete for East Building Retaining Wall216 300-Foot-Deep Geothermal Wells CompletedBid Package #3 GMP Contract Amendment Signed (Amount: $15.5 MM)Design Team Issued Bid Package #31st Concrete Pour Completed OnsiteTRPL Board of Trustees Construction Site TourDesign Team Started Construction DocumentsBillings County Commissioners Reviewed & Approved Re-zoning ApplicationCommissioning Agent SelectedDesign Team Issued 50% CDs and Bid Package #2Bid Package #1 Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)Contract Amendment Signed (Amount: $20.2 MM)2-Day Construction Document Design WorkshopConstruction Started
10INTERPRETATION & ENGAGEMENTOver the past few months, the TRPL has entered an exciting new chapter in its development as a world-class presidential library. Our Senior Curator of Collections, Susan Sarna, has been hard at work locating artifacts that are crucial to the interpretation of TR’s story and will enhance the educational experience of the museum. 102023 IMPACT REPORT > INTERPRETATION & ENGAGEMENTTR wrote his memorial book immediately following the deaths of his beloved mother and first wife. G.P. Putnam’s Sons printed no more than a dozen copies of the book, and TR gave each of them away before departing for North Dakota in 1884. The TRPL is now the proud owner of one of the six copies that are still known to be in existence. The copy in our possession was given to Alice’s sister by TR and bears her signature inside the cover. This book will be exhibited in the museum and will be an integral part of the gallery experience.Our second recent acquisition, The Morris Archives, contains the research, drafts, and notes written and used by Edmund Morris in the creation of his Pulitzer Prize–winning Roosevelt trilogy. The TRPL has obtained ownership of the archive, which also includes notes and research by Sylvia Jukes Morris while writing the biography Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Portrait of a First Lady. We are grateful for our continued partnership with The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, which will dedicate space in the TR Center to house artifacts and papers related to the TRPL and offer TR scholars a place to study these incredible resources.2) The Edmund & Sylvia Morris Archives1) TR’s 1884 book In Memory of My Darling Wife Alice Hathaway Roosevelt and of My Beloved Mother Martha Bulloch RooseveltTWO RECENT ACQUISITIONS
10INTERPRETATION & ENGAGEMENTOver the past few months, the TRPL has entered an exciting new chapter in its development as a world-class presidential library. Our Senior Curator of Collections, Susan Sarna, has been hard at work locating artifacts that are crucial to the interpretation of TR’s story and will enhance the educational experience of the museum. 102023 IMPACT REPORT > INTERPRETATION & ENGAGEMENTTR wrote his memorial book immediately following the deaths of his beloved mother and first wife. G.P. Putnam’s Sons printed no more than a dozen copies of the book, and TR gave each of them away before departing for North Dakota in 1884. The TRPL is now the proud owner of one of the six copies that are still known to be in existence. The copy in our possession was given to Alice’s sister by TR and bears her signature inside the cover. This book will be exhibited in the museum and will be an integral part of the gallery experience.Our second recent acquisition, The Morris Archives, contains the research, drafts, and notes written and used by Edmund Morris in the creation of his Pulitzer Prize–winning Roosevelt trilogy. The TRPL has obtained ownership of the archive, which also includes notes and research by Sylvia Jukes Morris while writing the biography Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Portrait of a First Lady. We are grateful for our continued partnership with The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, which will dedicate space in the TR Center to house artifacts and papers related to the TRPL and offer TR scholars a place to study these incredible resources.2) The Edmund & Sylvia Morris Archives1) TR’s 1884 book In Memory of My Darling Wife Alice Hathaway Roosevelt and of My Beloved Mother Martha Bulloch RooseveltTWO RECENT ACQUISITIONS
12“IN THE ARENA”“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming...”- THEODORE ROOSEVELTStay informed by joining our email list at trlibrary.com/newsletterThank you for joining usTRPRESIDENTIALLIBRARYTRPRESLIBRARY@TRLIBRARYPHOTO CREDITS:Cover: Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University; p.1: David Hume Kennerly; p.4: Chad Ziemendorf; p.6, top to bottom: Chris Moody, Chad Ziemendorf, Amy McCann, Chad Ziemendorf; pp.7-8: Chad Ziemendorf; pp. 11-12: Rendering by PLOMPOTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:Architect of Record: JLG Architects; Design Architect: Snøhetta; Landscape Architect of Record: Confluence; General Contractor: JE Dunn Construction