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 of defense in the administration of President George H.W. Bush .

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Pres. Gerald R. Ford (right) in the Oval Office with White House chief of staff Donald Rumsfeld (centre) and future chief of staff Dick Cheney (left), 1975.

Sen. Robert Byrd (left), accompanied by West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller (centre), being administered the oath of office by Vice Pres. Dick Cheney, Jan. 4, 2007. It was the ninth consecutive time he took the oath—a U.S. Senate record.

Pres. George W. Bush: 2007 State of the Union address

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Q: Where is Dick Cheney from?

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, Wyoming.

Q: What did Dick Cheney do as vice president?

As vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney played a central, controversial role in conveying intelligence reports that President Saddam Hussein of Iraq had developed weapons of mass destruction —claims that were used to justify initiating the Iraq War in 2003.

Q: What did Dick Cheney do after leaving office?

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 matters. For example, he denounced many of U.S. President Barack Obama ’s policies, and he endorsed Donald Trump ’s candidacy during the U.S. presidential election of 2016 .

Q: Who did Dick Cheney shoot?

Dick Cheney accidentally shot Texas attorney Harry Whittington while the two were on a hunting trip in 2006.

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Also known as: Richard Bruce Cheney

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Category: History & Society

In full:: Richard Bruce Cheney

Born:: January 30, 1941, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. (age 83)

Title / Office:: vice president of the United States of America (2001-2009), United States; House of Representatives (1978-1989), United States

Political Affiliation:: Republican Party

Notable Family Members:: daughter Liz Cheney

Role In:: Afghanistan War; Iraq War

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Who is Dick Cheney?

Where is Dick Cheney from?

What did Dick Cheney do as vice president?

What did Dick Cheney do after leaving office?

Who did Dick Cheney shoot?

Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.) 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. Cheney was the son of Richard Herbert Cheney, a soil-conservation agent, and Marjorie Lauraine Dickey Cheney. He was born in Nebraska and grew up in Casper, Wyoming. He entered Yale University in 1959 but failed to graduate. Cheney earned bachelor’s (1965) and master’s (1966) degrees in political science from the University of Wyoming and was a doctoral candidate at the University ...(100 of 670 words)

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