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U.S. Vice Presidents: Dick Cheney

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Dick Cheney

(1941 - Present)

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Occupation

46th U.S. Vice President

(January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009)

17th U.S. Secretary of Defense

(March 21, 1989 - January 20, 1993)

House Minority Whip

(January 3, 1989 - March 20, 1989)

Chair of the House of Republican Conference

(June 4, 1987 - January 3, 1989)

7th White House Chief of Staff

(November 21, 1975 - January 20, 1977)

White House Deputy Chief of Staff

(1974 - 1975)
Date of Birth January 30, 19741
Place of Birth Lincoln, Nebraska
Education

Yale University

University of Wyoming (BA, MA)

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Parents

Marjorie Lorraine (née Dickey)

Richard Herbert Cheney
Spouse Lynne Vincent (m. 1964)
Political Party Republican
Number of Children Two

Did You Know?

Vice President Cheney...

  • ...interned for Congressman William A. Steiger in 1969.
  • ...served as acting President while President Bush was undergoing medical procedures.
  • ...shot attorney Harry Whittington during a quail hunt in Kenedy County, Texas in 2006.

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Biography

Richard Bruce Cheney is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under George W. Bush. He has been cited as the most powerful vice president in American history. He is also one of the most unpopular politicians in the history of the U.S., holding an approval rating of just 13% at the time of leaving office.

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Cheney grew up there and later in Casper, Wyoming. He attended Yale and then the University of Wyoming, at the latter of which he earned a BA and an MA in Political Science. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations.

 

Quotes

"Principle is okay up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose."

 - Dick Cheney

"The suggestion that somehow, because this was a close election, we should fundamentally change our beliefs I just think is silly."

- Dick Cheney

"We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will."

- Dick Cheney

"My belief is, we will, in fact be greeted as liberators."

- Dick Cheney

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