The Kiefer Sutherland-led Designated Survivor laid most of the foundation that Zero Day and Paradise would build upon.

The concept of a "designated survivor" has inspired intrigue and mystery for decades, even inspiring a TV show. But what does ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is the designated survivor for President Donald Trump‘s speech to a joint session of ...

Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins served as the designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint ...

A designated survivor is an individual away from the main event to ensure someone in the line of presidential succession ...

Being the actual designated survivor brings extra adrenaline jolts and humbling thoughts ... But Bell wasn’t identified until ...

Being the actual designated survivor brings extra adrenaline jolts ... But Bell wasn’t identified until afterward. Today, TV images from the House chamber allow political junkies to spot the ...

The tradition calls for a member of the president's cabinet to be absent from speeches to joint sessions of Congress to ...

Being the actual designated survivor brings extra adrenaline jolts ... But Bell wasn’t identified until afterward. Today, TV images from the House chamber allow political junkies to spot the ...

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