They are secret service agents there to protect the president
Behind the president was the speaker of the house and the Vice President.
Vice President and the Speaker of the House will be sitting behind Obama during the 2014 state of union address.
Joe Biden the Vice President, and John Boehner (pronounced BAY-ner), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, sat behind President Obama at the State of Union Address in 2011 and also in 2012 and 2013.
The annual speech given by the president to update Congress and the people is called the State of the Union address.
President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. November 19, 1863
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The number of people who watch the State of the Union address varies from year to year. Approximately 33.3 million people watched President Obama's State of the Union address at the beginning of his 2nd term in office.
the vice president and speaker of the house
The annual address given by the president to Congress is called the State of the Union address. It typically takes place in January and serves as an opportunity for the president to outline his legislative agenda and report on the state of the nation.
State of the Union Address
The address given by the president to Congress is known as the State of the Union address. It is delivered annually and is used to update Congress and the American public on the current state of the nation, as well as to outline the president's legislative agenda and priorities.
In the annual State of the Union Address, the president presents goals for the legislative.