Few expected that Cheney himself would eventually become the Republican vice presidential candidate. Bush’s primary victories secured his nomination for the presidency of the United States, Cheney was appointed to head Bush’s vice presidential search committee. In 1995 he became the chairman and chief executive officer of the Halliburton Company, a supplier of technology and services to the oil and gas industries.Īfter George W. After President Bush lost his reelection bid in 1992, Cheney became a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. military invasion of Panama and the participation of U.S. George Bush, presiding over reductions in the military following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Ford Libraryįrom 1989 to 1993 he served as secretary of defense in the administration of Pres. David Hume Kennerly-Official White House Photo/Gerald R. Ford (right) in the Oval Office with White House chief of staff Donald Rumsfeld (centre) and future chief of staff Dick Cheney (left), 1975. In 1978 he suffered the first of several mild heart attacks, and he underwent quadruple-bypass surgery in 1988. In the House, Cheney took conservative positions on abortion, gun control, and environmental regulation, among other issues. In 1978 he was elected from Wyoming to the first of six terms in the United States House of Representatives, where he rose to become the Republican whip. Gerald Ford in 1974 and his chief of staff from 1975 to 1977. After leaving government service briefly in 1973, he became a deputy assistant to Pres. In 1968 Cheney moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as a congressional fellow, and, beginning in 1969, he worked in the administration of Pres. The couple had two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary. She later served as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH 1986–93), where she was criticized by liberals for undermining the agency and by conservatives for opposing the closure of a controversial NEH-funded exhibit by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in Cincinnati, Ohio. Warren Knowles, his wife received a doctorate in British literature from the University of Wisconsin. While Cheney worked as an aid to Wisconsin Gov. On August 29, 1964, he married Lynne Vincent. secretary of defense in the administration of George H.W. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!ĭick Cheney, who served as U.S.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.
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