Presidential advance manual

People who are obviously going to try to disrupt the even can be denied entrance at lease to the VIP area between the stage and main camera platform. That does not mean that supporters without tickets cannot be given tickets at the door and gain entrance to the event. It is also not the responsibility of the Secret Service to check the tickets of the people entering.

They are concerned whether the person is a threat physically to the President and not a heckler. It is important to have your volunteers at a checkpoint before the Magnetomters in order to stop a demonstrator from getting into the event.

Look for signs that they may be carrying , and if needs be, have volunteers check for folded cloth signs that demonstrators may be bringing to the event. First, as always, work with the Secret Service and have them ask the local police dept. This tactic involves utilizing small groups of volunteers to spread favorable messges using large hand held signs, placards, or perhaps a long sheet banner, and placing them in strategic areas around the site. These squads should be instructed always to look for demonstrators.

Note: It is a violation of Federal law to duplicate or reporduce this manual without permission. It has been developed for your guidance and is intended for your personal use. For more information, please contact the Office of Presidential Advance The Presidential Advance Manual calls for Bush volunteers to distribute tickets in a manner to deter protesters and to stop demonstrators from entering.

It would be really stupid PR for Bush or anybody for that matter not to do stuff like that. Of course it makes sense. There are a lot of things that make sense for a president to do which, for other reasons, a president very definitely should not do. This is one of them. Once a group of demonstrators has been identified, the Advance person must decide what action to take. If it is determined that the media will not see or hear them and that the pose no potential disruption to the event, they can be ignored.

On the other hand, if the group is carrying signs, trying to shout down the President, or has potential to cause some greater disruption to the event, action needs to be taken immediately to minimize the demonstrator's effect.

Before reacting to demonstrators, the Advance person should inform the rest of the Advance Team, the Tour Director, and the Press Advance Director of the situation. It the demonstrators appear to be a security threat, notify the Secret Service immediately. If demonstrators appear likely to cause only a political disruption, it is the Advance person's responsibility to take appropriate action.