"Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness, and fly fishing. We are grateful beyond measure for all Dick Cheney did for our country. And we are blessed beyond measure to have loved and been loved by this noble giant of a man."
"leading the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as vice president under Bush's son George W. Bush.Cheney was, in effect, the chief operating officer of the younger Bush's presidency. He had a hand, often a commanding one, in implementing decisions most important to the president and some of surpassing interest to himself - all while living with decades of heart disease and, post-administration, a heart transplant."
Dick Cheney died at age 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He served as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming congressman, Secretary of Defense and Vice President. Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War and later acted as the effective chief operating officer of the George W. Bush presidency. He advocated for the invasion of Iraq and defended enhanced surveillance, detention and interrogation measures after Sept. 11. Cheney lived with decades of heart disease and received a heart transplant. He became a target of President Trump after his daughter Liz Cheney criticized Trump’s post-election actions.
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