President Joe Biden speaks about the reducing inflation during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 13, 2022. Whenever the president travels, a special bullet-resistant lectern called the “blue goose,” or its smaller cousin “the falcon,” is in tow. Lately, Biden is rendering them all but obsolete as he increasingly reaches for a hand-held microphone instead. Those who know him best say the mic swap makes Biden a much more natural speaker. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
