Dick Cheney

Richard Bruce Cheney was an American politician and businessman who was the vice president of the United States under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. Cheney was a leading advocate for the Iraq War, and has been called the most powerful vice president in the history of the United States.

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Dick Cheney is an American politician, businessperson, and autobiographer. He has served as Vice President of the United States, White House Chief of Staff, United States Secretary of Defense, and member of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he was born Richard Bruce Cheney in 1941 and resides in Washington, D.C.

Cheney is married to Lynne Cheney and has two children, Liz Cheney and Mary Cheney. He attended Yale University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Wyoming, and Berkeley College. His professional affiliations include Berkeley College. He speaks and writes in American English.

He has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Cheney uses an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and has been convicted of driving under the influence of a drug.

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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (January 30, 1941 — November 3, 2025) served as the 46th Vice President of the United States (2001-2009), under George W. Bush. Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but was primarily raised in Sumner, Nebraska and Casper, Wyoming. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the…

Known for

Spartamerika — Self (archive footage)2026
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI — Self (archive footage)2024
Surviving 9/11 — Self (archive Photos)2021
9/11: Inside the President's War Room — Self2021
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror — Self (archive footage)2021
President in Waiting — Self2020
9/11: Inside Air Force One — Self2019
The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power — Self (archive footage)2019
Who Is America? — Self2018
The Words That Built America — Self - Reader: The Constitution2017

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Instance of: human
Given name: Dick
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Lincoln
Place of death: Northern Virginia
Spouse: Lynne Cheney
Child: Mary Cheney
Occupation: entrepreneur
Position held: member of the United States House of Representatives
Educated at: Yale University
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Field of work: entrepreneurship
Image: Richard Cheney 2003 official portrait.jpg
Number of children: 2
Work location: Washington, D.C.
Residence: Jackson Hole
Convicted of: driving under the influence of a drug

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Commons category: Dick Cheney
date of birth: 1941-01-30
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name in native language: Dick Cheney
uses: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
affiliation: Berkeley College
writing language: American English
birth name: Richard Bruce Cheney
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described at URL: wikispooks.com/wiki/Dick_Cheney
date of death: 2025-11-03
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: vascular disease

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7th White House Chief of Staff In office November 21, 1975 – January 20, 1977 PresidentGerald Ford Preceded byDonald Rumsfeld Succeeded byHamilton Jordan (1979)

Personal details BornRichard Bruce Cheney (1941-01-30)January 30, 1941 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

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