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historic, pre-historic or scientific interest. The President need not go to Congress for confirmation.
The first national monument declared by President Roosevelt was Devil’s Tower. The massive stone column in Wyoming was a guidepost for travellers for centuries. The movie, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” claimed Devil’s tower to be a beacon for beings from other planets. Obviously, T. R. was a man of vision.
Monuments, national parks, and reservations dotted the map of the United States as the rest of the world went to war. Most sites fell under the protection of the Department of the Interior, but not a particular bureau. That all changed with a complaint letter.
The man had a bad visit to a national park. Roads were in terrible condition, and vandals were walking off with natural treasures. How could the Secretary of the Interior permit this to happen? In what has become a model, to managers everywhere, the Secretary replied, “If you don’t like the way the national parks are being run, come on down to Washington and run them yourself.”
The complaint coincided with a discussion in the Secretary’s office about getting someone in there whose sole responsibility would be the national parks. It was preferred the man — I’m not being sexist, that’s the way Washington ran in those days —
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