History UsefulNotes / DickCheney

Controversial is the ''mildest way'' anyone can describe him. One of his biggest controversies was the infamous hunting accident where he accidentally shot a friend, Harry Whittington, when they were quail hunting and it resulted in numerous jokes and satire, including from Creator/JonStewart and Creator/StephenColbert.

Most of the reasons why his vice presidency is considered to have been extraordinarily powerful stem from having played a leading behind-the-scenes role in the Bush administration's response to the September 11 attacks and coordination of UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. He was an early proponent of invading UsefulNotes/{{Iraq}}, alleging that the regime of UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (only for, infamously enough, no active [=WMDs=] to be found in Iraq) and pressuring the intelligence community to provide intelligence consistent with the administration's rationales for invading Iraq. Cheney was also often criticized for the Bush administration's policies regarding the campaign against terrorism, and for his support of wiretapping by the National Security Agency (NSA) and of torture.

He is also well known for having a history of heart problems, which prompted questions about his fitness for office when he was running with Bush. Ironically, he is only one of three vice presidents so far to have served as acting president under the terms of the TwentyFifthAmendment, on June 29, 2002 and on July 21, 2007, each for a couple of hours, while Bush underwent colonoscopies while under sedation.[[note]]The only other time previously was on July 13, 1985, when George H.W. Bush was acting president while UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan underwent colon cancer surgery. The only time so far after that was when UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris served in this role on November 19, 2021 while Joe Biden underwent a colonoscopy.[[/note]] Cheney also holds the unique distinction of being the only (future, incumbent, or former) post–UsefulNotes/ColdWar era Vice President to have never ran for President of the United States. [[note]] UsefulNotes/DanQuayle ran in 2000, UsefulNotes/AlGore was the Democratic Nominee in 2000, UsefulNotes/JoeBiden Biden won the 2020 election (after also running in 1988 and 2008), UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris unsuccessfully ran in 2020 before being chosen as Biden's VP, and UsefulNotes/MikePence unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 2024 election.[[/note]] In addition to that, he and UsefulNotes/SpiroAgnew are the only post-UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Vice Presidents so far to have never ran for President.

He is also well known for having a history of heart problems, which prompted questions about his fitness for office when he was running with Bush. Ironically, he is only one of three vice presidents so far to have served as acting president under the terms of the TwentyFifthAmendment, on June 29, 2002 and on July 21, 2007, each for a couple of hours, while Bush underwent colonoscopies while under sedation.[[note]]The only other time previously was on July 13, 1985, when George H.W. Bush was acting president while UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan underwent colon cancer surgery. The only time so far after that was when UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris served in this role on November 19, 2021 while Joe Biden underwent a colonoscopy.[[/note]] Cheney also holds the unique distinction of being the only (future, incumbent, or former) post–Cold War era Vice President to have never ran for President of the United States. [[note]] UsefulNotes/DanQuayle ran in 2000, UsefulNotes/AlGore was the Democratic Nominee in 2000, UsefulNotes/JoeBiden Biden won the 2020 election (after also running in 1988 and 2008), UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris unsuccessfully ran in 2020 before being chosen as Biden's VP, and UsefulNotes/MikePence unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 2024 election.[[/note]]

He is also well known for having a history of heart problems, which prompted questions about his fitness for office when he was running with Bush. Ironically, he is only one of three vice presidents so far to have served as acting president under the terms of the TwentyFifthAmendment, on June 29, 2002 and on July 21, 2007, each for a couple of hours, while Bush underwent colonoscopies while under sedation.[[note]]The only other time previously was on July 13, 1985, when George H.W. Bush was acting president while UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan underwent colon cancer surgery. The only time so far after that was when UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris served in this role on November 19, 2021 while Joe Biden underwent a colonoscopy.[[/note]]

One of his biggest controversies was the infamous hunting accident where he accidentally shot a friend, Harry Whittington, when they were quail hunting and it resulted in numerous jokes and satire, including from Creator/JonStewart and Creator/StephenColbert.

He is also well known for having a history of heart problems, which prompted questions about his fitness for office when he was running with Bush. Ironically, he is only one of two vice presidents so far to have served as acting president under the terms of the TwentyFifthAmendment, on June 29, 2002 and on July 21, 2007, each for a couple of hours, while Bush underwent colonoscopies while under sedation.[[note]]The only other time previously was on July 13, 1985, when George H.W. Bush was acting president while UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan underwent colon cancer surgery.[[/note]]

Richard Bruce Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States, alongside UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush as President. He is considered to be the most powerful Vice President in American history, to the point where historians nowadays generally cast him as being the true ringleader during the 2000's (with Bush simply being a figurehead), but is also one of the most unpopular politicians in the history of America, holding 13% at the time he left office.[[note]]To put it in perspective, George W. Bush is considered the President with the lowest approval rating in the history of America, but he still held a higher rating at 19%.[[/note]]

Most of the reasons why his Vice Presidency is considered to have been extraordinarily powerful stem from having played a leading behind-the-scenes role in the Bush administration's response to the September 11 attacks and coordination of the UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. He was an early proponent of invading Iraq, alleging that the regime of UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (only for, infamously enough, no active [=WMDs=] to be found in Iraq), pressuring the intelligence community to provide intelligence consistent with the administration's rationales for invading Iraq. Cheney was also often criticized for the Bush administration's policies regarding the campaign against terrorism, and for his support of wiretapping by the National Security Agency (NSA) and of torture.

He is also well known for having a history of heart problems, which prompted questions about his fitness for office when he was running with Bush. Ironically, he is only one of two vice presidents so far to have served as acting president under the terms of the TwentyFifthAmendment, on June 29, 2002 and on July 21, 2007, each for a couple of hours, while Bush underwent colonoscopies under sedation.[[note]]The only other time previously was on July 13, 1985, when George H. W. Bush was acting president while UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan underwent colon cancer surgery.[[/note]]

He is married to Lynne Vincent and they have two daughters, Liz and Mary. The fact that Mary is lesbian became a source of public attention for Cheney during his vice-presidency in light of the same-sex marriage debate, as Cheney stated that he was in favor of it personally (while adding that each individual U.S. state should decide whether to permit it or not), putting him at odds with President Bush's position against it.

* ''Literature/ExceptionalWhyTheWorldNeedsAPowerfulAmerica'' with Creator/LizCheney
* ''Literature/HeartAnAmericanMedicalOdyssey'' with Creator/JonathanReiner

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Most of the reasons why his Vice Presidency is considered to have been extraordinarily powerful stem from having played a leading behind-the-scenes role in the Bush administration's response to the September 11 attacks and coordination of the Global War on Terrorism. He was an early proponent of invading Iraq, alleging that the regime of UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (only for, infamously enough, no active [=WMDs=] to be found in Iraq), pressuring the intelligence community to provide intelligence consistent with the administration's rationales for invading Iraq. Cheney was also often criticized for the Bush administration's policies regarding the campaign against terrorism, and for his support of wiretapping by the National Security Agency (NSA) and of torture.

Richard Bruce Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States, alongside UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush as President. He is considered to be the most powerful Vice President in American history, but is also one of the most unpopular politicians in the history of America, holding 13% at the time he left office.[[note]]To put it in perspective, George W. Bush is considered the President with the lowest approval rating in the history of America, but he still held a higher rating at 19%.[[/note]]

Richard Bruce Cheney (January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th Vice President of the US. He is considered to be the most powerful Vice President in American history and is one of the most unpopular politicians in the history of America, holding 13% at the time he left office.

One of his biggest controversies was the infamous hunting accident where he accidentally shot a friend, Harry Whittington, when they were Quail hunting and it resulted in numerous jokes and satire, including from Creator/JonStewart and Creator/StephenColbert.

He is also well known for having a history of heart problems, which prompted questions about his fitness for office when he was running with Bush.

He is married to Lynne Vincent and they have two daughters, Liz and Mary.

!Books he has written

!Media

* ''Film/{{W}}'': Creator/RichardDreyfuss plays him along side Creator/JoshBrolin as UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.