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, and United States Secretary of Defense. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he was born in 1941. He is married to Lynne Cheney and has two children, Liz Cheney and Mary Cheney.

Cheney has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. His notable works include *In My Time*, *Heart*, and *War Powers and the Constitution*. He was educated at Yale University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Wyoming, and Berkeley College. He works in Washington, D.C., and speaks English. He has been recognized in the US Vice Presidents collection.

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Works: 5

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War powers and the Constitution
In My Time
Heart
War Powers and the Constitution (AEI forum)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1941
Active to: 2025

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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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