Harry Truman actually said...

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.

Accordingly, pursuant to the said section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as amended, I hereby modify the President's proclam...

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby find and declare, on the basis of the investigation...