Harry Truman actually said...

"I therefore recommend that the Senate and the House of Representatives, by Joint Resolution, make a declaration of policy to the effect that it is the firm intention of the Government to maintain a sy..."

"I said then, and I repeat now, that in a democracy, this power should not rest with the Chief Executive."

"I believe that, in so far as possible, the office of the President should be filled by an elective officer."

"It is my belief that the present line of succession as provided by the existing statute, which was enacted in 1886, is not in accord with our basic concept of Government by elected representatives of ..."