- Born
- DiedNovember 3, 2025 (complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease)
- Birth nameRichard Bruce Cheney
- Nicknames
- The Slim Cheney
- Big Time
- Darth Cheney
- Prince of Darkness
- Darth Vader
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Dick Cheney was born on January 30, 1941 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Lynne Cheney. He died on November 3, 2025.
- SpouseLynne Cheney(August 29, 1964 - November 3, 2025) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Cheney was initially the head of the search committee for George W. Bush's vice presidential running mate in the 2000 election. Bush surprised pundits by selecting Cheney himself to be his running mate.
- Is widely considered, by supporters and detractors alike, to have been the most powerful and influential vice president in the history of America.
- He has suffered four heart attacks, underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 1988 and had a pacemaker fitted in 2001.
- Recovering from heart transplant surgery, performed on March 24, 2012 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.
- Former CEO of Halliburton, stayed on their payroll despite "leaving" the company to take on the office of Vice President of the United States. His tenure at Halliburton drew controversy when it came out that during his tenure, the company had done business with Saddam Hussein's Iraq despite an economic blockade.
- Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.
- The good Lord didn't see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected regimes friendly to the United States. Occasionally we have to operate in places where, all considered, one would not normally choose to go. But we go where the business is.
- Simply stated, there is no doubt Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.
- [2011, on the successful Osama Bin Laden killing] At this moment when bin Laden has been brought to justice, we especially remember the sacrifice of the young Americans who've paid the ultimate price in defense of the nation, as well as the nearly 3000 Americans who lost their lives on 9/11.
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