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—to appear to the public as he is; not as someone else wants him to appear.” With this as the No. 1 consideration, Montgomery volunteers suggestions designed to “help project Mr. Eisen¬ hower’s own personality and thoughts in as natural a manner as possible.” A basic preliminary, he reports, was careful scrutiny for some three months of the President’s habitual behavior away from cameras. “If you watch how a man does things himself—at the office, at home, in public—you gain enough knowl¬ edge of him to be able to say, ‘All right, these are the methods he, as an individual, ordinarily uses to con¬ vey what he wants to say.’ Extending these methods into television requires no magic, no gazing into glass bowls. “People had told Mr. Eisenhower, with tremendous authority, ‘Don’t do this,’ ‘Always do that,’ ‘Sit this way,’ ‘Never stand that way.’ ” Montgomery’s advice was, “Ignore the advice.” Thus, in Denver recently, when the President hesitated about reaching down and consulting a set of figures, because he had been admonished against openly reading on TV, Mont¬ gomery urged him to do whatever seemed easy and appropriate. On an earlier occasion, when Mr. Eisenhower indicated he was con¬ cerned about inconveniencing cam¬ eramen, Montgomery advised, “What¬ ever you want to do, Mr. President, do. It’s the technicians’ obligation to make you comfortable.” When he first addressed Congress, Mr. Eisenhower bent over a waist- high lectern. This had several disad¬ vantages—it gave some members of the audience little opportunity to see his face; it highlighted a Presidential bald spot; it caused discomfort. Montgomery borrowed a White House music stand and kept adjusting its height until the President could use it standing upright. A less un- TV and newsreel cameras cover address orthodox lectern of similar height was prepared afterward. When chatting in his office, the President often paces back and forth behind his desk; occasionally he walks in front of the desk and perches him¬ self on its edge. At Montgomery’s suggestion, all these movements have been incorporated into informal tele¬ vision talks. Even in the case of more formal speeches, everything possible is done to assure the President a maximum degree of comfort. Montgomery has been responsible for other changes, too. One was Mr. Eisenhower’s switch from heavy, horn-rimmed glasses to more flattering glasses with lighter rims. The earlier type was reportedly recommended by no less a fashion ar¬ biter than British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. When apprised of this report, Montgomery grinned and observed, “There’s nothing I’d argue with Mr. Churchill about—ex¬ cept his technical knowledge of how best to present the President of the United States.” The location and intensity of telecast lights have been regulated to eliminate Presidential squinting. 6