Richard Bruce Cheney
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Dick Cheney served as Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush, becoming the most powerful vice president in American history. He previously served as Secretary of Defense from 1989 to 1993 and as a U.S. Representative from Wyoming. Cheney was also CEO of Halliburton and received a heart transplant in 2012.
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Dick Cheney was born on January 30, 1941, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Marjorie Lorraine Dickey and Richard Herbert Cheney. He grew up in Casper, Wyoming, attending Natrona County High School. He studied at Yale University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the University of Wyoming, earning a degree in political science.
Cheney served as President Gerald Ford’s Chief of Staff from 1975 to 1977. He was elected as the at-large U.S. representative from Wyoming in 1979, serving until 1989. In Congress, he compiled a conservative voting record. In 1989, President George H.W. Bush appointed Cheney as Secretary of Defense, a role he held through the Gulf War. After leaving the Pentagon, Cheney became CEO of Halliburton Corporation, a position he held until 2000. In 2000, Cheney led the search for George W. Bush’s vice presidential candidate and was himself selected. Cheney served as Vice President from 2001 to 2009 and shaped the administration’s response to the September 11 attacks, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Cheney married Lynne Vincent on August 29, 1964. They have two daughters, Liz born 1966 and Mary born 1969. Cheney suffered four heart attacks, underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 1988, had a pacemaker fitted in 2001, and received a heart transplant on March 24, 2012, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.
Prior to the 2000 election, Cheney lived in Texas but changed his residency to Wyoming to comply with the 12th Amendment.
Dick Cheney shaped national security policy after 9/11, becoming the most powerful vice president in American history. His influence extended into the Department of Defense and intelligence community. President George H.W. Bush awarded Cheney the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991. Cheney also received the Francis Boyer Award and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
Since his death in 2025, his legacy remains debated. He is remembered for his role in the War on Terror and his unprecedented power as vice president.
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Conservation May Be a Sign of Personal Virtue but It Is Not a Sufficient Basis for a Sound, Comprehensive Energy Policy.
The Good Lord Didn’t See Fit to Put Oil and Gas Only Where There Are Democratically Elected Regimes Friendly to the United States. Occasionally We Have to Operate in Places Where, All Considered, One Would Not Normally Choose to Go. but We Go Where the Business Is.
Simply Stated, There Is No Doubt Saddam Hussein Now Has Weapons of Mass Destruction.
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Initially heading the search committee for George W. Bush’s vice presidential running mate in 2000, Cheney was unexpectedly chosen by Bush for the role.
Supporters and critics alike call Cheney the most powerful and influential vice president in American history.
Cheney suffered four heart attacks, had quadruple bypass surgery in 1988, and received a pacemaker in 2001.
Cheney received a heart transplant on March 24, 2012, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.
Cheney remained on Halliburton’s payroll after becoming Vice President, sparking controversy because Halliburton had done business with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq despite an economic blockade.
Cheney served as Secretary of Defense from 1989 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush.
Cheney served as President Gerald Ford’s Chief of Staff from 1975 to 1977.
Richard Dreyfuss portrayed Cheney in the 2008 film W.
Christian Bale, who shares the same birthday as Cheney, portrayed him in the 2018 film Vice.
After Walter Mondale’s death in April 2021, Cheney became the oldest-living vice president.
Cheney became vice president-elect on December 13, 2000, after 36 days of post-election turmoil following Al Gore’s concession.
President George H.W. Bush awarded Cheney the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.
Cheney has two daughters: Liz Cheney, born in 1966, and Mary Cheney, born in 1969.
At age 71, Cheney underwent a heart transplant on March 24, 2012, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.
Cheney served as Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
Cheney is the son of Marjorie Lorraine Dickey and Richard Herbert Cheney.
Before the 2000 election, Cheney lived in Texas but changed his residency back to Wyoming to comply with the 12th Amendment, which prohibited Texas electors from voting for two Texas residents.
Cheney served as the at-large U.S. representative from Wyoming from 1979 to 1989.
Cheney is distantly related to William Cheney.
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