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Richard Bruce Cheney ( / ˈtʃeɪni / CHAY-nee; [a] born January 30, 1941) is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.
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Jun 17, 2024 · Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.) is the 46th vice president of the United States (2001–09) in the Republican administration of Pres. George W. Bush and secretary of defense (1989–93) in the administration of Pres. George H.W. Bush.
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- From 2001 to 2009 Dick Cheney was the 46th vice president of the United States under President George W. Bush. From 1989 to 1993 he was secretary o...
- Dick Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 30, 1941, to Richard Herbert Cheney and Marjorie Lauraine Dickey Cheney. He grew up in Casper...
- As vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney played a central, controversial role in conveying intelligence reports that President Saddam Hu...
- After he left the office of vice president of the United States in 2009, Dick Cheney remained in the public eye, often speaking on political matter...
- Dick Cheney accidentally shot Texas attorney Harry Whittington while the two were on a hunting trip in 2006.
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Cheney was born at Bryan Medical Center East Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska to Richard Cheney and Marjorie Cheney. Cheney grew up in Casper, Wyoming.
Dick Cheney was the former representative for Wyoming's At-large congressional district. He served in the George H. W. Bushadministration from 1989 to 1993 as a cabinet member. He was a Congressman, and White House Chief of Staff.
He was also in charge of a large defense company called Halliburton when he was out of office during the Clintonpresidency.
As Vice President, Cheney was the head of the Senate and cast six tie-breaking votes and he was replaced by Joe Bidenas vice president on January 20, 2009.
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...
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 the Congresswoman at-large from Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives.
Media related to Dick Cheneyat Wikimedia Commons 1. US Department of State from the Internet Archive 2. The New York Times — Dick Cheneyarchives 3. Vice Presidential Debate, October 5, 2004: Transcript text, Audio and Video (RealPlayer or MPGformat)
On February 11, 2006, then-United States vice president Dick Cheney shot Harry Whittington, a then-78-year-old Texas attorney, with a 28-gauge Perazzi shotgun while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas. Both Cheney and Whittington called the event an accident.
Richard Bruce Cheney is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.
Dick Cheney, in full Richard Bruce Cheney, (born Jan. 30, 1941, Lincoln, Neb., U.S.), U.S. politician. Cheney grew up in Casper, Wyo., and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wyoming.
When the Senate in March 1989 rejected his nomination, Bush selected Rep. Richard B. (Dick) Cheney of Wyoming. Cheney, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on 30 January 1941, attended Yale University,...
