During the Great Depression, America built the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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We built railroads and highways, and the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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People from all around the world would come to America to see the Golden Gate Bridge and the Hoover Dam -- (applause) -- and Grand Central Station and the interstate highways.

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Large-scale construction projects similarly meant deaths: Six people gave their lives for the Empire State Building, 11 for the Golden Gate Bridge and 96 for the Hoover Dam.

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