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At the
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center - Sunday, January 11 at 2PM.
The Dude in the Dakotas - Theodore Roosevelt
On Sunday, January 11,
2026 at 2:00pm, Russ Gifford will present “The Dude in the Dakotas:
Teddy Roosevelt, Rancher.”
After the simultaneous
loss of his wife and mother on the same day, even the irrepressible
force of nature that was Theodore Roosevelt could be expected to be
somewhat subdued. But as usual, Roosevelt never retreated. He just
advanced in a different direction.
That direction was West.
The man about town, Harvard graduate, wealthy landowner, and deep
thinker headed for the Wild West to seek his destiny - or forget his
troubles.
He cut a path across the
Dakotas and generated friendships and strategies that would last a
lifetime. But what happens when a force of nature such as TR runs into
Nature's fiercest storm in a generation?
The result would have far
reaching consequences for the nation.
Admission is free, but
freewill donations encouraged.
About the presenter:
Russ
Gifford, Senior Lecturer with Western Iowa Tech’s Institute for Lifelong
Learning, delivers tales of American history to audiences in the
tri-state region. His two decades of programs include nearly 400 unique
talks, plus numerous articles and historical papers. Gifford’s work
garnered two teaching awards and his lectures have been supported by
grants from Humanities Iowa, the Kind World Foundation, and others.
“His ratings were the highest for our entire season of 12 workshops, and
far eclipsed those for the previous season. He created a fantastic
class, and people left feeling empowered.”
-- Dr. Lynn Barteck, Tri
State Graduate Center
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