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Also Known As Richard Bruce Cheney
Born January 30, 1941 • Lincoln • Nebraska
Died November 3, 2025 (aged 84)
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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Dick Cheney in the Oval Office
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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.
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