He misunderstands Harry Truman’s quote, “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” It's actually about politics (Truman's

He misunderstands Harry Truman’s quote, “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” It's actually about politics (Truman's domain): If you insist on being the sole owner of some initiative, then no one else will want to work with you. If you allow other people to take some of the credit, then a lot of things become possible. It's not that it can't be tortured into applying to his BS/BS thesis, but it doesn't particularly help.