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MR. HENLE: That was the occasion when he spoke at Glendale and promised support to Roosevelt, wasn’t it? MR. BEHRENS: Yes. Then we went on to Nevada to inspect what is now the Hoover Dam. In fact at that time the tunnels were finished and the next day after we were there they blew off the cofferdam and let the water go through the tunnels. We rode through with Mr. Hoover on the bus--through one of the tunnels on the California side. First it was called Boulder Dam because Ickes wouldn’t call it Hoover Dam. It really was Black Canyon--it was never known as Boulder until Ickes called it that. Years later, finally, they recognized Mr. Hoover.

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Before You Build the Dam	Politics of Building the Dam	Construction of the Dam
Controversy over Naming the Dam	Oral Histories	A Last Look at the Hoover Dam