Vice President of the United States:

RICHARD B. "DICK" CHENEY
of Wyoming

DICK CHENEY BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:

POLITICAL: Vice President of the United States, 2001-present [Elected 2000; re-elected 2004]. US Secretary of Defense, 1989-93. US Congressman, 1979-89 (House Minority Whip, 1988-89) [Elected 1978; Re-Elected 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988]. White House Chief of Staff to President Ford, 1975-77. Deputy Assistant White House Chief of Staff to President Ford, 1974-75. Nixon Administration staff member, 1969-74.

PROFESSIONAL: Chairman/CEO, Halliburton Company, 1995-2000.

EDUCATION: Attended Yale University, 1959. B.A. (Political Science), University of Wyoming, 1965. M.A. (Political Science), University of Wyoming, 1966. Doctoral studies, University of Wisconsin, 1966-68.

PERSONAL: Born January 30, 1941, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Married since 1964 to Lynne Vincent Cheney (Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1986-1993; author; novelist; educator; conservative activist). Two grown daughters. Methodist. Suffered minor heart attacks in 1978, 1984, 1988 and 2000.

LINKS:

The White House: Office of the Vice President - Government Site.
The White House: Office of Lynne Cheney - Government Site.
Wikipedia: Dick Cheney - Online Resource.

See our Bush Page for additional links.

OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:

Vice President Dick Cheney
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
E-mail: vice.president@whitehouse.gov

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