Personally, I would much rather be at Apple's announcement of the iPad. Much more exciting, not to mention optimistic!
Yes, always.
Savannah Guthrie
its different every year
Clarence Thomas was there. He shook Obama's hand when he came in.
Which ever cabinet secretary does not attend
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior
bobby schmidens
Since the entire federal government usually attends the State of the Union Message, it presents an opportunity, should there be a terrorist attack, that the persons next in line to succeed the President should he die in office, would also be killed. So it is the custom to have one cabinet member not attend the State of the Union. For President Obama's address on 27 January 2010, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Department of State, did not attend.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTEND ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSTY
The Honorable Barack Obama
Ohio State in 1935.
All the members of the United States Congress meet to hear the president's address. The Judicial Branch and Executive Branch leaders also attend.