President [N. Eldon] Tanner mentioned that some of the Temple Presidents have served nine or ten years and others a briefer period of time. He was wondering if it would be well to have a policy indicating a specified period of time that a Temple President should serve. He thought that if this were done it would be easier to release them than otherwise. I said that I do not feel there should be any limitation set on a Temple President's term of service. President Tanner inquired if I would agree with him that it might be a good thing to review the list of Temple Presidents from time to time to ascertain just how long they have served. I said that this is a good idea, and Brother [Joseph] Anderson was asked to prepare a list for our consideration. [David O. McKay diary, May 23, 1967; emphasis in original]
[Source: Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
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