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Dick Cheney

Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 (1941-2025) · United States · Politicians · Died at 84

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George W. Bush's vice president from 2001 to 2009, Cheney redefined the office by driving policy from behind the scenes - most notably as the principal advocate for invading Iraq on claims of weapons of mass destruction that were never found.

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2025In memoriamDied3 November 20252018Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising SunAward2005“Principle is okay up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose.”In their words9 June 2005Remarks during the 1976 US Presidential election as quoted in "Nixon's empire strikes back" by Sidney Blumenthal, The Guardian (9 June 2005)

2003“We believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.”In their words16 March 2003Cheney on NBC's Meet the Press, March 16, 2003

2001Vice President of the United StatesOffice2001-20092000“The suggestion that somehow, because this was a close election, we should fundamentally change our beliefs I just think is silly.”In their wordsDecember 2000CBS News program Face the Nation (December 2000)

1999“Oil remains fundamentally a government business.”In their wordsSpeech delivered at the London Institute of Petroleum, 1999

1993Francis Boyer AwardAward1992“And the question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many.”In their wordsAugust 1992August 1992, at the Discovery Institute in Seattle [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/192828_joel29.html

1991“I think that the proposition of going to Baghdad is also fallacious.”In their words29 April 1991At the Washington Institute's Soref Symposium, April 29, 1991

Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1989United States Secretary of DefenseOffice1989-19931979United States representativeOffice1979-19891975White House Chief of StaffOffice1975-19771941Born30 January 1941

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  1. Principle is okay up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose.

    Jun 9, 2005, Remarks during the 1976 US Presidential election as quoted in "Nixon's empire strikes back" by Sidney Blumenthal, The Guardian (9 June 2005), Own words

  2. We believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.

    Mar 16, 2003, Cheney on NBC's Meet the Press, March 16, 2003, Own words

  3. We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will.

    Sep 16, 2001, Interview on NBC (September 16, 2001), Own words

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Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun2018
Francis Boyer Award1993
Presidential Medal of Freedom1991

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Born in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 30, 1941, Richard Bruce Cheney grew up in Casper, Wyoming, left Yale, and earned his political science degrees from the University of Wyoming before interning for a congressman and climbing into the Nixon and Ford White Houses. He served as Gerald Ford's chief of staff from 1975 to 1977, then represented Wyoming in the U.S. House from 1979 to 1989 before George H. W. Bush appointed him Secretary of Defense - a post he held through Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Out of office during the Clinton years, he chaired Halliburton and left with a $33.7 million package in 2000, the year George W. Bush chose him as running mate. Once in office, Cheney coordinated the response to the September 11 attacks and pressed the intelligence community to support the case for war in Iraq, falsely alleging Saddam Hussein held weapons of mass destruction and ties to al-Qaeda. He backed NSA warrantless surveillance and enhanced interrogation techniques, leaving office in 2009 with a 13% approval rating. He endorsed Trump twice, broke after January 6, and backed Kamala Harris in 2024. He died November 3, 2025, of complications from pneumonia and vas

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Lived 1941 to 2025 · aged 84

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