Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American Republican politician and businessman who was Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. As 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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| 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[1][2][3] 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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Political careerEdit
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 a Congressman, and White House Chief of Staff.
Before being Vice PresidentEdit
He was also in charge of a large defense company called Halliburton when he was out of office during the Clinton presidency.
Vice Presidential termEdit
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 lifeEdit
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[4] 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.
HealthEdit
On 24 March 2012, Cheney underwent a seven-hour heart transplant process. Cheney has had several heart attacks.
FamilyEdit
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 a Congresswoman from Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Battle, Robert A., "Ancestry of Richard Bruce Cheney". Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ↑ "New England's Big Family Our Town's, Manchester (Dick Cheney)", 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.
- ↑ "Lynne Cheney: VP, Obama are eighth cousins l". Associated Press. October 17, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
Other websitesEdit
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)