One of the great evangelists for standing desks is Donald Rumsfeld. He had this to say in a recent Seattle Post Intelligencer article:
Rumsfeld was asked whether he still uses his famous “standing desk,” which looks like an elevated, massive artist’s easel and has no chair.
“I use the stand-up desk … which is not to say I’m not getting soft also,” he teased. “I’ve done it since 1969, when I went into the Cabinet [and] resigned from Congress. And I feel better standing up much of the day. One advantage is if people come to see you and you’re standing up, they tend to stand up, and the meetings are shorter and shorter.”
Read the full Donald Rumsfeld article here