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(“Sometimes, literally, he couldn’t see.”) For the same reason, a layer of felt has been spread over the Pres¬ ident’s highly polished desk top. Occasionally Montgomery makes a sartorial suggestion. When Mr. Eisen¬ hower recently was scheduled to speak in Hollywood Bowl, where a dark suit against the Bowl’s dark background would have eclipsed all but the President’s head, Montgom¬ ery’s wardrobe recommendation was a contrasting light gray suit. Montgomery has recommended the President’s use of a mechanical cuing device which, in player-piano style, unreels the entire text of a speech— but only on certain occasions. “Ideally,” he says, “the President uses a cue sheet and notes. For what we call his ‘State of the Program’ speech, he spoke for 30 minutes, yet had only 40 words in his notes.” Montgomery first met Mr. Eisen¬ hower, then president of Columbia University, as one of some 400 guests at a Columbia dinner in 1951. A more personal, two-hour meeting occurred at SHAPE headquarters, near Paris, shortly before Mr. Eisenhower’s nom¬ ination for the Presidency. James Hagerty, the President’s press secretary and Montgomery’s direct superior, is an old friend. He and Montgomery collaborated on various ballot-luring projects during the first Dewey campaign in 1944. Hagerty telephoned Montgomery early last December, inviting him to an 8 A.M. White House breakfast two Saturdays before Christmas Eve. Topic A at the breakfast, attended by the President and six other G.O.P. dig¬ nitaries, was: communications, in terms of TV. The discussion continued in the President’s office. At its close, the White House post was offered and accepted. Montgomery returned to Washing¬ ton three days before the annual White House Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. Since the Presidential tele¬ cast on that occasion, Montgomery has contributed ideas toward every Pres¬ idential speech at the White House, in Congress and at grass-root rallies. As a staff consultant, Montgomery occupies one of several executive of¬ fices in the White House, directly above the President’s, and has the services of a secretary. He puts in one or two days a week at the job. His specific duties include the checking of camera and light loca¬ tions, the physical setup of the studio and its acoustical qualities, and the presence of stand-by cameras and audio facilities. Montgomery receives neither pay nor expenses, feels they would be completely out of order in connection with this, his most exciting assign¬ ment and the high point of his career. “Mr. Eisenhower’s wisdom, ability, integrity and genuine modesty be¬ come immediately apparent if you spend 15 minutes with him,” he says. “It’s important that these qualities be projected to the people who have elected him. “If you believe so thoroughly in a man and his program, how much bet¬ ter can you do in point of service?” 7