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Richard
B. Cheney - 46th Vice President
Party: Republican
Term: Jan 20, 2001 -
Age at Inauguration: 59
Life Span: Jan 30, 1941
President:George W. Bush |
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- Dick Cheney began a career in public
service in 1969 as a member of the Nixon administration and continued
in service for President Ford
- In 1975 he was named assistant to
the president and White House Chief of Staff
- Elected to Congress in 1978, he served
five terms in the U.S. House and was elected minority whip in
1988
- Cheney served as Secretary of Defense
from 1988-93
- He earned his undergraduate and Master's
degree from the University of Wyoming
- Cheney was awarded the Medal of Freedom
by President Bush in 1991
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