Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84. Cheney served as vice president during both of George W. Bush’s administrations and is viewed as one of the most influential and powerful Number Two’s in White House history. Before becoming VP, Cheney had a long political career as a Republican in Washington, […]
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84. Cheney served as vice president during both of George W. Bush’s administrations and is viewed as one of the most influential and powerful Number Two’s in White House history. Before becoming VP, Cheney had a long political career as a Republican in Washington, where he was a member of Congress, a White House chief of staff, and Secretary of Defense. His family says Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.