President Theodore Roosevelt comes to life via AI at namesake park

EXCLUSIVE: President Theodore Roosevelt is known for revolutionizing the way America manages and explores. Now, groundbreaking artificial intelligence technology will allow Americans to engage with the legendary president a century after he left office, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox News Digital.

While Roosevelt was portrayed on the big screen by the late Robin Williams in “Night At The Museum,” Burgum said the Interior Department is considering a slightly different iteration to bring the president back to life.

Roosevelt will be represented in a groundbreaking AI exhibit as a human avatar that will intelligently answer visitors’ questions at his namesake national park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, on the North Dakota-Montana line.

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The exhibit will have its grand opening during the America250 celebration, Burgum told Fox News Digital.

The new site is “one of the most important things” the Interior Department is planning for the new year, the former North Dakota governor said.

“This will happen during our Fourth of July weekend,” he said.

The exhibit will be housed at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Burgum noted that Roosevelt authored more books than any other president and delivered more spoken word than any other president except President Donald Trump.

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Roosevelt came to “Dakota Territory” in 1883 to hunt buffalo, and today the lands in his namesake portion are not much different than they were then. Along with miles of breathtaking scenery, the park explores life on Roosevelt’s ranches, the conflicts and cultures of local Native American tribes, and the cattle ranching boom of the 1880s.

Many of the animal trophies won by Roosevelt later ended up being decorated at the Old Ebbitt Grill, a famous Washington, D.C. saloon near the White House.

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“[If] “If you come to the library, you will have the opportunity to meet Theodore Roosevelt directly,” Burgum said.

While Roosevelt’s maxim was to “speak softly and carry a big stick” — suggesting that actions are more important than words — the historic library will captivate the public with its own vernacular, Burgum said.

“Ask him a question and he’ll answer you in his own words. So it’ll be a fun experience. The kids will drag their parents into this museum.”

“And if you love the outdoors, which Theodore Roosevelt did, the library looks at Theodore Roosevelt National Park,” Burgum said, adding that the national park is the only one named after a person rather than a place — like “Hawaii Volcanoes,” “Yosemite” or “Gettysburg.”

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park, left; Theodore Roosevelt, it’s true. (Hulton Archives/Getty Images; Bernard Friel/Getty Images)

While Shenandoah National Park is synonymous with its adjacent road – Skyline Drive – and Harpers Ferry National Park is home to its own Amtrak station, Roosevelt Park will also feature another functional mode of transportation.

“There will be a hitching post in front of this library,” Burgum joked, because horseback riding was the mode of choice in the 1858-born president’s era.