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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Dick Cheney</b></font><p><img src="dick_cheney.jpg" height=322 width=247 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Dick Cheney"><b>AKA</b> Richard Bruce Cheney<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/547/000106229/" class=proflink>30-Jan</a>-<a href="/lists/940/000105625/" class=proflink>1941</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/574/000069367/" class=proflink>Lincoln, NE</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/870/000071657/" class=proflink>Methodist</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Politician, Business<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Republican<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> US Vice President, 2001-09<p><b>Father:</b> Richard Herbert Cheney (b. 26-Jan-1915)<br><b>Mother:</b> Marjorie Lorraine Dickey (b. 8-Jan-1918)<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/294/000024222/">Lynne Ann Vincent</a> (b. 14-Aug-1941, m. 29-Aug-1964)<br><b>Daughter:</b> <a href="/people/744/000031651/">Mary Cheney</a> (lesbian activist, works for Coors, Conifer CO)<br><b>Daughter:</b> <a href="/people/563/000122197/">Liz Cheney</a> (high-level State Department bureaucrat)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/296/000403084/">Natrona County High School, Casper, WY (1959)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/480/000068276/">Yale University ("was asked to leave")</a><br> University: Casper Community College (1963)<br> University: <a href="/edu/541/000068337/">BA, University of Wyoming (1965)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/541/000068337/">University of Wyoming (studied political science, dropped out)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/477/000082231/">University of Wisconsin at Madison (dropped out)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/537/000042411/">US Vice President</a> (20-Jan-2001 to 20-Jan-2009)<br> <a href="/company/167/000049020/">Halliburton</a> CEO (1995-2000)<br> <a href="/gov/818/000044686/">US Secretary of Defense</a> (1989-93)<br> <a href="/gov/319/000052163/">US Congressman, Wyoming</a> (1979-89)<br> <a href="/gov/238/000043109/">White House Chief of Staff</a> (1975-77)<br> <a href="/gov/257/000127873/">White House Staff</a> Deputy Assistant to the President (1974-75)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/520/000055355/">EDS</a> <br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/167/000049020/">Halliburton</a> (as Chairman, 1995-2000)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/255/000044123/">Procter & Gamble</a> <br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/854/000055689/">Union Pacific</a> <br> <a href="/company/009/000051853/">Salomon Smith Barney</a> International Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/692/000051539/">Alfalfa Club</a> 1989<br> <a href="/org/114/000052955/">Bohemian Grove</a> <br> <a href="/org/082/000167578/">Bush-Cheney 2000</a> <br> <a href="/org/323/000172804/">Bush-Quayle '92</a> <br> <a href="/org/217/000356146/">Business-Industry PAC</a> <br> <a href="/org/083/000123711/">The Business Council</a> <br> <a href="/org/752/000169245/">Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/732/000128348/">George C. Marshall Foundation</a> Council of Advisors<br> <a href="/org/083/000167579/">George W. Bush for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/080/000168573/">Gerald R. Ford Foundation</a> Trustee<br> <a href="/org/963/000355895/">Grow PAC</a> <br> <a href="/org/178/000053019/">Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs</a> Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/781/000107460/">Jamestown Foundation</a> Board of Directors (former)<br> <a href="/org/272/000172753/">Kay Bailey Hutchison for Senate</a> <br> <a href="/org/863/000126485/">National Legal Center for the Public Interest</a> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/821/000043692/">Project for the New American Century</a> <br> <a href="/org/686/000107365/">Young Americans for Freedom</a> National Advisory Board<br> <a href="/honors/209/000402000/">Clare Boothe Luce Award</a> 13-Oct-2011<br> <a href="/honors/482/000045347/">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> 3-Jul-1991<br> <a href="/honors/517/000059340/">Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service</a> (with <a href="/people/294/000024222/">Lynne Cheney</a>)<br> <a href="/crime/372/000050222/">Drunk in Public</a> Wyoming (19-Nov-1962)<br> <a href="/crime/293/000043164/">Driving While Intoxicated</a> Wyoming (19-Nov-1962)<br> <a href="/crime/293/000043164/">Driving While Intoxicated</a> Wyoming (1963)<br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> (20-Mar-1963)<br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> (23-Jul-1963)<br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> (14-Oct-1964)<br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> (1-Nov-1965)<br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> 3A "hardship" (19-Jan-1966)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> per civil lawsuit filed by <a href="/people/323/000024251/">Joseph Wilson</a> and <a href="/people/634/000024562/">Valerie Plame</a> (13-Jul-2006)<br> <a href="/group/750/000091477/">Dubya Nickname</a> Big Time, Veep<br> <a href="/group/944/000093665/">Dubya Ranch Hand</a> Jan-2001<br> <a href="/lists/050/000140627/">Secret Service Codename</a> Backseat, Angler<br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> 1978<br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> 1984<br> <a href="/event/635/000363543/">Traveled to the USSR</a> Apr-1987<br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> 1988<br> <a href="/event/304/000071091/">Heart Bypass Operation</a> quadruple (1988)<br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> 22-Nov-2000<br> <a href="/event/035/000087771/">Angioplasty</a> 22-Nov-2000<br> <a href="/event/035/000087771/">Angioplasty</a> 5-Mar-2001<br> <a href="/event/935/000401729/">Audience with the Pope</a> Jan-2004<br> <a href="/event/189/000071973/">Aneurysm</a> behind right knee (Sep-2005)<br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> mild (22-Feb-2010)<br> <a href="/event/927/000113588/">Heart Transplant</a> 24-Mar-2012<br> <a href="/group/682/000165187/">Funeral: Katharine Graham (2001)</a> <br> <a href="/group/414/000179874/">Funeral: Ronald Reagan (2004)</a> <br> <a href="/group/415/000179875/">Funeral: Gerald Ford (2007)</a> Honorary Pallbearer<br> <a href="/group/574/000173055/">Funeral: Jesse Helms (2008)</a> <br> <a href="/group/663/000365565/">Funeral: Margaret Thatcher (2013)</a> <br> <a href="/group/416/000358339/">House Banking Scandal</a> 25 overdrawn checks<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/862/000128478/">Former Smoker</a>, <a href="/lists/861/000125486/">Gout</a>, <a href="/lists/786/000167285/">Pacemaker</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/758/000385600/">Ethos (10-Feb-2011)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/033/000379890/">Escape from Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream (16-Sep-2007)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/741/000215096/">When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (16-Aug-2006)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/748/000112412/">Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/401/000274576/">WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (17-Jun-2004)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Rotten Library Page:</b><br><a href="http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/usa/dick-cheney/">Dick Cheney</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir</i> (<tt>2011</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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