One of the more mysterious aspects of the annual State of the Union address is the role of the designated survivor, which in 2023 will be Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.
Each year, someone in the presidential line of succession is chosen not to attend the speech inside the Capitol building in case of a catastrophic event.Walsh, who is reportedly leaving his post to work for the National Hockey League Players' Association, holds that distinction this year.
The designated survivor tradition dates to the 1950s and the Cold War. Members of the president's Cabinet are in the line of succession following the vice president, the speaker of the House, and the president pro tempore of the Senate. In addition to the State of the Union address, designated survivors have been named for presidential inaugurations and joint sessions of Congress.
Though relatively obscure, the practice gave name to the show Designated Survivor, which ran for three seasons on ABC and Netflix beginning in 2016 and depicts a fictional secretary of housing and urban development who ascends to the presidency following an explosion. Like Clinton and Vilsack, Cuomo and Perry were designated survivors in their capacities as Cabinet officers. Hatch was president pro tempore of the Senate.
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