He has come to ask the artist-President about the latest procedures which, as is the territorial tradition, allow the placing of the foot on the ground to obtain a sketch of the model known as the "Universal foot". In the picture the honoured visitor is being invited to try out the procedure himself: to simply undress his right foot while the cameras are kept away for security reasons; place his foot on the warm territorial earth rich in humus; carefully remove his foot. A protocol cloth was kept ready to enable the honoured guest to carry out the operations of putting his sock back on, followed by his shoe, as a precaution against damage to the carpets of the Elysée on his return, and consequent trouble for his wife. It must be remembered that presidents, whether artists or not, are just like everyone else in the end...