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| Dick Cheney | |
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| 46th Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 – March 20, 1989 |
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| 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 |
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| In office January 3, 1979 – March 20, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Teno Roncalio |
| Succeeded by | Craig L. Thomas |
| 7th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office November 21, 1975 – January 20, 1977 |
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| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Succeeded by | Hamilton Jordan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30, 1941 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 |
| Religion | Methodist |
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Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A Republican, he ran in the 2000 US Presidential Election with George W. Bush, and successfully won re-election in the 2004 US Presidential Election.
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Political career
Cheney is popular among the Bush family, and served in the George H. W. Bush administration from 1989-1993 as a cabinet member. He was as a Congressman, and White House Chief of Staff.
Before being Vice President
He was also in charge of a large defense company called Halliburton when he was out of office during the Clinton presidency.
Vice Presidential term
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 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 24 March 2012, Cheney underwent a seven hour heart transplant process. Cheney has had several heart attacks.
Family
Dick and Lynne Cheney have 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Mary.
Images for kids
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White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld (left) and his assistant Cheney (right) meet with President Gerald Ford at the White House, April 1975
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Cheney meets with President Ronald Reagan, July 1983
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Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, 1989–1993
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Secretary Cheney with President Bush, 1991
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Secretary of Defense Cheney delivering a speech before the launch of destroyer USS Arleigh Burke
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Secretary of Defense Cheney during a press conference on the Gulf War
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Cheney meets with Prince Sultan, Minister of Defence and Aviation in Saudi Arabia to discuss how to handle the invasion of Kuwait
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Cheney speaks to US troops at Camp Anaconda, Iraq in 2008
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President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus (right) meets with Vice President Cheney in Vilnius, May 2006
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Cheney (far right) with former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and President Bush
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Handwritten note above Joe Wilson's editorial by Cheney referring to the covert agent before the leak took place
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Cheney speaks to the press flanked by fellow Republicans Mitch McConnell (left) and Trent Lott, April 2007
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Pope Benedict XVI, Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney at a farewell ceremony for the Pope at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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Vice President Cheney escorts former first lady Nancy Reagan at the commissioning ceremony of the USS Ronald Reagan, 2003
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Cheney walks with Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, May 2007
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Cheney speaking at CPAC in February 2011.
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Cheney in 2012, promoting his book