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Dick Cheney

46th vice president of the United States
Also known as: Richard Bruce Cheney
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Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.—died November 3, 2025) was 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. As vice president, Cheney wielded immense power and was incredibly polarizing. Cheney was the son of Richard Herbert Cheney, a soil-conservation agent, and Marjorie Lauraine Dickey Cheney. He was born in...

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