Every president since Lyndon Johnson has chosen the same model of microphone. It's also the choice of many musicians, both in studios and onstage.

The SM57 is most likely to be found on guitar cabs, snare drums, brass, and pretty much any other instrument or amplifier. The history of both microphones starts with the Shure Unidyne that first ...

He’s comparing every mic he can find with a Shure SM57, the go-to general purpose standard in the world of microphones for as long as anyone can remember, being a 1960s development of their ...

So when the president takes the podium, what microphone does he use to carry his message? The answer is the Shure SM57 dynamic microphone, the microphone of choice since President Lyndon Johnson ...