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Mar 8, 2024 · The designated survivor is a Cabinet member who does not attend the State of the Union address and would take over the presidency in case a catastrophic incident at the Capitol causes the...
- caroline.linton@paramount.com
- 15 min
- Associate Managing Editor, Politics
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Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the...
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Cast and characters. Main. Kiefer Sutherland as Thomas Adam "Tom" Kirkman, the President of the United States, sworn in following an unprecedented attack on the Capitol building which killed the entire government. He formerly held the office of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Kiefer Sutherland stars as Tom Kirkman, a lower-level cabinet member who is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack on the US Capitol during the State of the Union, on the highly anticipated series Designated Survivor.
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- 2016-09-21
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Sep 21, 2016 · Kiefer Sutherland stars as Tom Kirkman, a lesser Cabinet member who, on the night of the State of the Union address, has been chosen as, well, the designated survivor. That is, he's the one...
The designated survivor usually is a member of the president's Cabinet and is chosen by the president. Being the designated survivor does not guarantee that this official will be the person to assume the presidency in such a situation.
Apr 5, 2017 · Created by David Guggenheim (Safe House), Sutherland plays Tom Kirkman, a lower-level cabinet member who suddenly becomes President after a devastating attack on the U.S. Capitol kills not...
