Who sits where at the State of the Union address?

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President Biden delivering his State of the Union address to Congress (© Patrick Semansky/AP)
President Biden delivers his second State of the Union address February 7, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (© Patrick Semansky/AP)

The three branches of the federal government come together at the U.S. Capitol every year (except a president’s first year in office) to hear the president deliver the State of the Union address. That speech to a joint session of Congress allows the president to lay out an agenda for the coming year.

President Biden’s third State of the Union address is scheduled for March 7. Take a look at where the president will make his remarks and where all the major players in Washington — including the first lady, Supreme Court justices, the Cabinet and media — will sit to listen to him.

Graphic showing where people sit for State of the Union speech (State Dept./J. Maruszewski)
(State Dept./J. Maruszewski)

An earlier version of this story was published February 3, 2023.









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