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Trump needs a "designated survivor" for his joint address to Congress. Here's what it means and how it works.

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The designated survivor is the person in the line of succession who does not attend the joint session of Congress so that there would be a leader available to step up in case of a catastrophic event.

The practice is believed to have started during the Cold War in the 1950s .

The first official designated survivor was then-Education Secretary Terrel Bell in 1981 .

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