I want to know who decided that Theodore Roosevelt should go into the back vs Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln? They stuck him in the corner. He was lucky to even get a spot up there on the mountain. He was such a character. Actually every time I see Mount Rushmore, I am amazed. However, I will relate that I was with a Japanese boss when just out of grad school and we visited Mount Rushmore together back in the 1980s. His comment was, "You Americans have no history." In a sense, he was right. There are buildings in Tokyo older than Mount Rushmore. But it still was an interesting comment and for some reason stuck with me. Insulting, and correct at the same time.
