Lynne Cheney

Historian, author and conservative scholar Lynne Cheney is the wife of former Vice-President Dick Cheney.

Lynne Cheney was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia after fainting in her hotel room on March 16, 2009. Dick Cheney is reportedly with her at the hospital and a spokeswoman for the family has stated that the incident is not related to any previous illness.KYW 1060 Philadelphia: Lynne Cheney Hospitalized in Center City (March 16, 2009)

1. Born: August 14, 1941 in Casper, Wyoming
2. Bachelor's Degree: Colorado College
3. Master's Degree: University of Colorado at Boulder
4. Doctoral Degree: 19th Century British Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison
5. Spouse: Dick Cheney
6. Date married: 1964
7. Children: Elizabeth and Mary Cheney
8. Ph.D. in 19th Century British literature
9. Senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Cheney was born Lynne Ann Vincent in Casper, Wyoming in 1941. She married Dick Cheney in 1964, the same year that she received a Master's in English from the University of Colorado. She went on to earn her doctorate in 19th Century British literature in 1970; her dissertation examined the poetry of Matthew Arnold.

In 1986, Cheney was appointed chairwoman of the National Endownment for the Humanities by President Ronald Reagan and served in that position until the end of President George H. W. Bush's administration. She is the author or co-author of over a dozen books, including America: A Patriotic Primer and Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family.

• August 14, 1941: Born in Casper, Wyoming

• 1964: Married Richard Cheney

• 1986-1993: Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities

• 1995: Founded American Council of Trustees and Alumni

• 1995-1998: Co-hosted Crossfire on CNN