Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
	Official portrait, 2003
46th Vice President of the United States
	In office; January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Al Gore
Succeeded by	Joe Biden
17th United States Secretary of Defense
	In office; March 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Deputy	Donald J. Atwood, Jr.
Preceded by	Frank Carlucci
Succeeded by	Les Aspin
15th U.S. House Minority Whip
	In office; January 3, 1989 – March 20, 1989
Leader	Robert H. Michel
Preceded by	Trent Lott
Succeeded by	Newt Gingrich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Wyoming's At-large district
	In office; January 3, 1979 – March 20, 1989
Preceded by	Teno Roncalio
Succeeded by	Craig L. Thomas
7th White House Chief of Staff
	In office; November 21, 1975 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Donald Rumsfeld
Succeeded by	Hamilton Jordan
Personal details
Born	January 30, 1941 (age 83); Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lynne Cheney
Children	Elizabeth Cheney; Mary Cheney
Residence	McLean, Virginia; Jackson, Wyoming
Alma mater	University of Wyoming
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Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman. He was the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. As a Republican, he ran in the 2000 United States presidential election with George W. Bush, and successfully won re-election in the 2004 United States presidential election. Before he became vice president, he was the Secretary of Defense from 1989 to 1993, during George H. W. Bush's presidency.^[4] He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 1979 to 1989, and was White House chief of staff from 1975 to 1977.

Early life

Cheney was born at Bryan Medical Center East Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska to Richard Cheney and Marjorie Cheney. Cheney grew up in Casper, Wyoming.^[5]^[6]

Political career

Dick Cheney was the former representative for Wyoming's At-large congressional district. He served in the George H. W. Bush administration from 1989 to 1993 as a cabinet member. He was a Congressman, and White House Chief of Staff.

Business career

He was also in charge of a large defense company called Halliburton when he was out of office during the Clinton presidency.

Vice presidency (2001–2009)

As Vice President, Cheney was the head of the Senate and cast six tie-breaking votes and he was replaced by Joe Biden as vice president on January 20, 2009.

Personal life

Cheney lives in Wyoming. He is an active hunter. In 2006, he shot a friend by mistake while hunting. He did not run for president in 2008. He has criticized President Barack Obama. His wife Lynne Cheney is a distant cousin of President Barack Obama^[7] and he is an 8th cousin of President Barack Obama. He is a 9th cousin, once removed of George W. Bush. Cheney is distantly related to Harry S. Truman and Robert Duvall by the Duvall family. He is distantly related to American Express founder Benjamin Pierce Cheney.

Health

On March 24, 2012, Cheney underwent a seven-hour heart transplant process. Cheney has had several heart attacks.

2024 elections

In 2024, Dick Cheney endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for president.^[8]

Family

Dick and Lynne Cheney have 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Mary. Mary is openly lesbian and Dick supports same sex marriage along with Mary. Liz is the former Congresswoman at-large from Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives.

References

↑ Battle, Robert A., "Ancestry of Richard Bruce Cheney". Retrieved June 21, 2010.
↑ "New England's Big Family Our Town's, Manchester (Dick Cheney)" Archived 2010-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, American Patriot Friends Network. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
↑ Dick Cheney is a descendant of William Cheney (1604–1667), who was a native of England and was recorded to be in Roxbury, Massachusetts by 1640. while Benjamin Pierce Cheney was a descendant of William's brother, John Cheney, who was recorded in Roxbury in 1635 and who moved to Newbury, Massachusetts, the following year. See Charles Henry Pope, The Cheney Genealogy, Vol. 1, pp. 17–33, Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897; The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. X, pp. 213–214, New York: James T. White & Company, 1909, reprint of 1900 edition.
↑ "Richard B. Cheney – George H.W. Bush Administration". Office of the Secretary of Defense – Historical Office. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
↑ "Hicks: How about the 'Dick Cheney Plaza'?".
↑ "Dick Cheney | Biography, Vice Presidency, Halliburton, & Facts | Britannica".
↑ "Lynne Cheney: VP, Obama are eighth cousins l". Associated Press. October 17, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
↑ "Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Harris". NBC News. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.

Other websites

Media related to Dick Cheney at Wikimedia Commons

US Department of State from the Internet Archive
The New York Times — Dick Cheney archives
Vice Presidential Debate, October 5, 2004: Transcript text, Audio and Video (RealPlayer or MPG format)

[1] Battle, Robert A., "Ancestry of Richard Bruce Cheney". Retrieved June 21, 2010.

[2] "New England's Big Family Our Town's, Manchester (Dick Cheney)" Archived 2010-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, American Patriot Friends Network. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

[3] Dick Cheney is a descendant of William Cheney (1604–1667), who was a native of England and was recorded to be in Roxbury, Massachusetts by 1640. while Benjamin Pierce Cheney was a descendant of William's brother, John Cheney, who was recorded in Roxbury in 1635 and who moved to Newbury, Massachusetts, the following year. See Charles Henry Pope, The Cheney Genealogy, Vol. 1, pp. 17–33, Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897; The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. X, pp. 213–214, New York: James T. White & Company, 1909, reprint of 1900 edition.

[Historical_Office_Richard_B._Cheney-4] "Richard B. Cheney – George H.W. Bush Administration". Office of the Secretary of Defense – Historical Office. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

[5] "Hicks: How about the 'Dick Cheney Plaza'?".

[6] "Dick Cheney | Biography, Vice Presidency, Halliburton, & Facts | Britannica".

[7] "Lynne Cheney: VP, Obama are eighth cousins l". Associated Press. October 17, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2012.

[8] "Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Harris". NBC News. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.

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v t e Cabinet of President George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
Vice President	Dan Quayle (1989–1993)
Secretary of State	James Baker (1989–1992) • Lawrence Eagleburger (1992–1993)
Secretary of the Treasury	Nicholas F. Brady (1989–1993)
Secretary of Defense	Dick Cheney (1989–1993)
Attorney General	Dick Thornburgh (1989–1991) • William Barr (1991–1993)
Secretary of the Interior	Manuel Lujan Jr. (1989–1993)
Secretary of the Agriculture	Clayton K. Yeutter (1989–1991) • Edward Madigan (1991–1993)
Secretary of Commerce	Robert Mosbacher (1989–1992) • Barbara Hackman Franklin (1992–1993)
Secretary of Labor	Elizabeth Dole (1989–1990) • Lynn Morley Martin (1990–1993)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Louis Wade Sullivan (1989–1993)
Secretary of Education	Lauro Cavazos (1989–1990) • Lamar Alexander (1991–1993)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Jack Kemp (1989–1993)
Secretary of Transportation	Samuel K. Skinner (1989–1992) • Andrew Card (1992–1993)
Secretary of Energy	James D. Watkins (1989–1993)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Ed Derwinski (1989–1992)

v t e Cabinet of President George W. Bush (2001–2009)
Vice President	Richard B. Cheney (2001–2009)
Secretary of State	Colin Powell (2001–2005) • Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)
Secretary of the Treasury	Paul H. O'Neill (2001–2002) • John Snow (2002–2006) • Henry Paulson (2006–2009)
Secretary of Defense	Donald Rumsfeld (2001–2006) • Robert Gates (2006–2009)
Attorney General	John Ashcroft (2001–2005) • Alberto Gonzales (2005–2007) • Michael Mukasey (2007–2009)
Secretary of the Interior	Gale Norton (2001–2006) • Dirk Kempthorne (2006–2009)
Secretary of the Agriculture	Ann Veneman (2001–2005) • Mike Johanns (2005–2007) • Ed Schafer (2008–2009)
Secretary of Commerce	Donald Evans (2001–2005) • Carlos Gutierrez (2005–2009)
Secretary of Labor	Elaine Chao (2001–2009)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Tommy Thompson (2001–2005) • Mike Leavitt (2005–2009)
Secretary of Education	Rod Paige (2001–2005) • Margaret Spellings (2005–2009)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Mel Martínez (2001–2003) • Alphonso Jackson (2003–2008) • Steve Preston (2008–2009)
Secretary of Transportation	Norman Mineta (2001–2006) • Mary Peters (2006–2009)
Secretary of Energy	Spencer Abraham (2001–2005) • Samuel Bodman (2005–2009)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Anthony Principi (2001–2005) • Jim Nicholson (2005–2007) • James Peake (2007–2009)
Secretary of Homeland Security	Tom Ridge (2003–2005) • Michael Chertoff (2005–2009)
Chief of Staff	Andrew Card (2001–2006) • Joshua Bolten (2006–2009)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Christine Todd Whitman (2001–2003) • Mike Leavitt (2003–2005) • Stephen Johnson (2005–2009)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Mitch Daniels (2001–2003) • Joshua Bolten (2003–2006) • Rob Portman (2006–2007) • Jim Nussle (2007–2009)
Director of National Drug Control Policy	John Walters (2001–2009)
Trade Representative	Robert Zoellick (2001–2005) • Rob Portman (2005–2006) • Susan Schwab (2006-2009)

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