Editing Lectern (section)

== Political use ==
[[File:Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns (52441641064).jpg|thumb|British Prime Minister [[Liz Truss]] speaks at her [[10 Downing Street lecterns|statement lectern]] during her resignation from government, 2022]]
Lecterns are used in political debates on stage, as well as for political speeches. Notable instances of these lecterns include the several types of American [[Presidential lecterns]], of which the most secure is the "Blue Goose", a bulletproof lectern used by the [[president of the United States]], its smaller counterpart the Falcon,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Carol E. |date=2009-06-22 |title=The art of Obama's stagecraft |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/06/the-art-of-obamas-stagecraft-024003 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> and the [[10 Downing Street lecterns|series of lecterns]] used for statements outside [[10 Downing Street]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wainwright |first=Oliver |date=2022-10-25 |title=Strong and stable? Maybe, maybe not. What we can learn from No 10’s cavalcade of lecterns |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/25/new-pm-new-lectern-rishi-sunak |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>