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Kristen Schaal talks to MTV News about playing power-suited commander in chief in brand-new clip. By James Montgomery Kristen Schaal in the National’s “Conversation 16” video Photo: 4AD In the National’s brand-new video for “Conversation 16,” comedian Kristen Schaal drew perhaps the toughest assignment of her career: She had to play the president, a role that required not only exhaustive research, but an equally exhaustive hairstyle too. “Well, what I did is I went through several pictures and videos of all the presidents, even George Washington — I found a flipbook — and I studied their demeanors. And you know, you’ve got to play your cards close to your vest as president, so I’ve just got this serious look that I have throughout the video … it took me three weeks to master it,” Schaal told MTV News. “[And] I got my friend to do my hair, and she’s good at hair, so she put it up. I said I wanted it to be up like Janelle Mon