Harry Truman actually said...

"Well, now, that is a political matter between General Eisenhower and the labor people, and I have no idea of interfering with what the General wants to do."

"Couldn't be anything else."

"No, they can't tell the Executive what to do. They pass laws, and if I approve them I try to carry them out. I didn't approve that one, by the way."

"No, sir, I do not. If they could have been reduced that much, I would have reduced them."