"This morning I came, I saw and I was conquered, as everyone would be who sees for the first time this great feat of mankind.
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Today marks the official completion and dedication of Boulder Dam. This is an engineering victory of the first order—another great achievement of American resourcefulness, American skill and determination.
That is why I have the right once more to congratulate you who have built Boulder Dam and on behalf of the Nation to say to you, 'Well done.'"
-President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the dedication of the Hoover Dam, 30 September, 1935.
