Biography
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) served as the 46th Vice President of the United States (2001-2009), under George W. Bush.
Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but was primarily raised in Sumner, Nebraska and Casper, Wyoming. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations, where he served the latter as White House Chief of Staff. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming; he was reelected five times, eventually becoming House Minority Whip. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, holding the position for the majority of Bush's term. During this time, Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among other actions.
Out of office during the Clinton presidency, Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000.
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Filmography
all 66
self 59
Movies 52
TV Shows 14
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)
Surviving 9/11 (2021)
Wormwood (2017)
The Words That Built America (2017)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)
Shadow World (2016)
The Iraq War (2013)
Propaganda (2013)
Top Priority: The Terror Within (2012)
Being W (2008)
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007)
...So Goes the Nation (2006)
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service (2004)
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-01-30 (83 years old)
Birth NameRichard Bruce Cheney
Birth PlaceLincoln, United States
ReligionMethodism
SpouseLynne Cheney
ChildrenElizabeth Cheney, Mary Cheney
FatherRichard Herbert Cheney
MotherMarjorie Lorraine Dickey
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsRichard Bruce Cheney, Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney
AwardsFrancis Boyer Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
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