In the age of television, would aspiring politicians be well advised to take a screen test? This relaxed conversation between two old friends may not tell us much we couldn't have guessed, but they say it so well. RM: "There are a number of tricks you

learn in acting. You should look people in the eye. Your eyes should never waver, because the minute you look away, even if you look away to think, you've broken attention--attention and tension -- You have to look straight in the eye, and at the same time the wavering of the eye can appear to be a lie." WFB: "It usually is, I suppose, with a politician, isn't it?" ... WFB: "What about Reagan?" RM: "The Great Communicator." WFB: "Why?" RM: "His ability in closeup. He came, maybe, with a natural ability ... but I think those years of experience of talking to cameras paid off. There is an honesty and a sincerity, and an ability not to do things that nerves otherwise might do."