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MWC News: Cheney 'Approved' Waterboarding (April 11, 2008)
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Guide Note

Dick Cheney is the current Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush. He had previously served as Secretary of Defense under President George H. W. Bush, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming and as a White House Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford. During the Clinton Presidency, Cheney left public life and worked as CEO of the energy conglomerate Halliburton.

Fast Facts

Born January 30, 1941
Party: Republican
Chief of Staff for President Ford
Spouse: Lynne Cheney
Religion: Methodist

Early Life and Career

Cheney, a lifelong conservative, was a staunch supporter of the Vietnam War, but received deferments and never served in the military. He interned for Congressman William A. Steiger in 1969, and worked his way into the Office of Economic Opportunity, then run by White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld. When Rumsfeld became President Ford's Secretary of Defense, Cheney took over the Chief of Staff position.

Cheney entered Congress on January 3, 1979 and became the House Minority Whip in 1989. He held the position only briefly before being named as President Bush's Secretary of Defense, overseeing the invasion of Panama and the First Gulf War.

Cheney as Vice President

Cheney has been one of the most powerful and controversial Vice Presidents in American history. As a neoconservative and member of the Project for the New American Century, he was among the architects and chief proponents of the Bush Doctrine for pre-emptive war and the resulting U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. He was also instrumental in developing the Bush Administration's energy policy.

Criticisms of Cheney

Cheney's office was suspected of playing a role in the outing of Valerie Plame as a CIA agent to the press, and his Chief of Staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was convicted of perjury in the case. (Libby was later pardoned by President Bush).

Cheney has also been criticized for his sometimes secretive nature. Unlike most Vice Presidents, he has refused to allow inspection of his office's records and does not file reports with the National Archives and Records Administration. These and other incidents, including a hunting accident in which Cheney shot Harry Whittington with birdshot pellets, along with his sometimes pugnacious personality, have earned him a reputation as a villainous figure, sometimes referred to as "Darth" Cheney.

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