Richard Nixon actually said...

I request the Congress to enact an amendment as soon as the House returns from its recess to place the functions of the Board in the executi...

I did not intend to exercise such authority if it were given to me.

It is an arbitrary limit which could interfere at some future time with the effective conduct of defense production activities.

If Congress believes that price and wage controls are needed in today's economy, despite all the evident disadvantages and against my strong...