With a potential presidential race looming, he had staked his legacy on the rapid reconstruction of ground zero.
Money flowed into San Francisco from around the country to support rapid reconstruction of the city.
These myths and half-truths united a deeply divided country and laid the basis for France's rapid reconstruction as a major power.
Almost everyone here agrees that the bold official promise of a rapid reconstruction will not be kept.
Without more rapid reconstruction, it adds, the region's poverty levels will continue to rise, fueling mass migration into surrounding countries.
The post-World War II period saw rapid reconstruction and fast economic growth, accompanied by a nearly twofold increase in population.
A rapid reconstruction was vital to allow economic activities to resume and to prevent an exodus of the population.
It appears that the official promise of a rapid reconstruction will not be kept.
What we have to implement here is a complete package of legislation, in order that European law does not stand in the way of rapid reconstruction.
In the first decade of the 21st century, Lower Manhattan saw rapid reconstruction to include the new One World Trade Center.