It takes its place among the other giants of the American West--Boulder, Bonneville, Grand Coulee, Shasta--the giants with whose help the people of the United States are creating a rich new industrial and agricultural empire.
Harry Truman: “It takes its place among the other giants of the American West--Boulder, Bonneville, Grand Coulee, Shasta--the giants…”
On the recordSeptember 30, 1952
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Address in Montana at the Dedication of the Hungry Horse Dam
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