The Press: WW in the W.H.

In Gossipist Walter Winchell's column last week appeared a plentifully dotted, plenty cozy account of a meeting between WW and a celeb who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DeeCee: "We witnessed the President deliver his oration in the White House on his adventures in Paris with Khrushchev. A thrilling experience . . .

"About seven minutes before the President went on the air, James Hagerty motioned to this spectator to follow him ... 'A man wants to see you,' said Hagerty, ushering us into Mr. Eisenhower's presence . . . 'Hello, Mr. President,' we exclaimed like a schoolboy . . . T read your column on Mr. Khrushchev; very good.' he complimented . . . Thank you very much.' we gushed. 'Two Congressmen told me they plan putting it into the Congressional Record' . . . 'You nervous about going on?' we inquired . . . 'Should I be?' Ike chuckled . . . 'All of us on the air,' we told him, 'get a little butterflyish as airtime approaches. Don't we, Mr. Montgomery?' . . . meaning Robert Montgomery, the President's fried and null director . . . 'you have a punchy line in your speech,' we said. 'The one about having to be suspicious about enemies, who used peace negotiations as Pearl Harbor fell' . . . 'I'm afraid,' the President said, 'the speech is too long, 22 minutes' . . . 'Oh. no. it isn't!' we told him. 'This is the night that people cannot get enough of what you have to say.'

"We told him he looked better than ever . . . That the sparkle in his eye was something to see ... 'You look like a man,' we said, leaving, 'which you are!' "