Richard B. Cheney

Richard B. Cheney
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Name	Richard B. Cheney
Birth date	January 30, 1941
Birth place	Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Party	Republican Party
Spouse	Lynne Cheney
Children	Mary Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney
Alma mater	Yale University, University of Wyoming
Occupation	Politician, public servant, executive
Office	46th Vice President of the United States
Term start	January 20, 2001
Term end	January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush

Richard B. Cheney is an American politician, statesman, and executive who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States. He previously held senior positions in Congress, the Nixon administration, the Ford administration, and the George H. W. Bush administration, and later became a prominent figure in the private sector and public policy debates. Cheney's career spans decades of involvement with Republican leadership, national security institutions, and energy industry organizations.

Early life and education

Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and raised in Casper, Wyoming, where his family background included Midwestern and Great Plains influences. He attended West High School before enrolling at Yale University as part of the class of 1965, later transferring to and graduating from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Political Science. During his formative years he was exposed to Cold War era politics, regional energy development in Wyoming, and the shifting landscape of American politics in the 1950s and 1960s.

Early career and business ventures

After college, Cheney began as a staffer for Representative William A. Steiger and then served as chief of staff to Representative>

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