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  2. Presidential lecterns of the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, President Ronald Reagan used a Blue Goose lectern to give the "Tear down this wall!" speech in West Berlin. Described by Politico as "bulky" and "formal", [4] and named by the United States Secret Service after the color of its top and its gooseneck microphone, [5] the bullet-resistant [2] or bullet-proof [5] Blue Goose lecterns are boxy, with a dark blue desk section and dark panels ...

  3. Lectern - Wikipedia

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    A lectern is a standing reading desk with a slanted top, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon. A lectern is usually attached to a stand or affixed to some other form of support.

  4. 10 Downing Street lecterns - Wikipedia

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    Until 2010, prime ministers used generic lecterns, or simply used a microphone stand to deliver speeches outside number 10. [7] Conservative prime minister David Cameron was the first to have a custom-built and bespoke lectern, designed by his head of operations Liz Sugg to appear "statesmanlike," with a curved, flared column, lighter wood and glossy finish.

  5. Podium - Wikipedia

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    A podium (pl.: podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. [ 1 ] Podiums can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as do many public speakers .

  6. 5 University Religious Conference and the Ford Foundation to ...

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    Bob Thomas’s Walt Disney: An American Original) to the twenty-first century (Harrison Price’s 2003 Walt’s Revolution! By the Numbers and Neal Gabler’s 2006 Walt Disney—the

  7. Teleprompter - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, for the first time, speakers at the Democratic National Convention, held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, used a four-teleprompter system: as can be seen at another convention in image (A), the first three prompters are placed to the left, right and in front of the speaker, the latter embedded within the speaker's lectern ...

  8. One dead in small plane crash on I-684 in Westchester County

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    HARRISON. N.Y. -- One person was killed when a small plane crashed along Interstate-684 in Westchester County, New York, on Thursday night. New York State Police said two people were aboard the ...

  9. Canada finance minister quits after clash with Trudeau, deals ...

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    Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an ...