Interior Department plans AI Theodore Roosevelt exhibit for America250

While Roosevelt was famously brought to life on the big screen by the late Robin Williams in "Night At The Museum," Burgum said the Interior Department envisioned a slightly different iteration of bringing the president back to life.

The new site is "one of the biggest things" that the Interior Department is planning for the new year, the former North Dakota governor said.

"That will occur over our Fourth of July weekend," he said. 

Many of the animal trophies netted by Roosevelt later ended up festooned in the Old Ebbitt Grill, a famous Washington, D.C., saloon near the White House.

"[If] you come to the library, you're going to have a chance to visit directly with Theodore Roosevelt," Burgum said.

While Roosevelt's maxim was to "speak softly and carry a big stick" - suggesting actions are more important than words - the landmark library will enthrall the public with his own vernacular, Burgum said.

"And if you love the outdoors, which Theodore Roosevelt did, the library looks into Theodore Roosevelt National Park," Burgum said, adding that the national park is the only one named for a person instead of a place - like "Hawai'i Volcanoes," "Yosemite" or "Gettysburg."

While Shenandoah National Park is synonymous with its coterminous roadway - Skyline Drive - and Harpers Ferry National Park is home to its own Amtrak station, Roosevelt's park will also feature another working mode of transportation.

"There'll be a hitching post in front of this library," Burgum quipped, as horseback was the mode of choice during that 1858-born president's time.