Dick Cheney

Richard Bruce Cheney (born January 30, 1941), widely known as Dick Cheney, is an American politician and businessman affiliated with the U.S. Republican Party. He is currently the 46th Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush.

Early life and family

Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Richard Herbert Cheney and Marjorie Dickey. His father worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a soil conservation agent and was a registered Democrat. He has a brother, Bob, and a sister, Susan. Cheney grew up in Casper, Wyoming, and met his high-school sweetheart and future wife, Lynne Vincent, at age 14. One of his first known ancestors was Ralph de Chesney, Sire of Quesnay who fought on the side of William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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Lincoln - Nebraska - U.S. Department of Agriculture - Casper - Wyoming - Lynne Vincent - Ralph de Chesney - William the Conqueror - Battle of Hastings

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Cheney excelled athletically in high school. He was elected the Natrona County High School senior class president, represented the school at Boys State, and played halfback on the football team. http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2004/07/19/build/wyoming/20-cheney-reunion.inc

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Natrona County - Halfback - Football

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http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/nacohs.htmhttp://ncsdweb.ncsd.k12.wy.us/schools/nchs/ Beginning the summer after high school graduation in 1959 and during the next six years, Cheney worked on power lines and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union.

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1959 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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In 1964, he married Lynne Vincent. Mrs. Cheney has a B.A. with highest honors from Colorado College, an M.A. from The University of Colorado, and a Ph.D. from The University of Wisconsin specializing in British literature. She has authored or co-authored eight books and numerous articles. She served from 1986 to 1996 as Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, appointed by Ronald Reagan. She was at one time a co-host on CNN's Crossfire. She is now a public speaker and author, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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1964 - Lynne Vincent - Colorado College - University of Colorado - University of Wisconsin - National Endowment for the Humanities - CNN - Crossfire - American Enterprise Institute

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Cheney was of military age during the Vietnam War but he did not serve in the war. On May 19, 1965, Cheney was classified as 1-A "available for service" by the Selective Service. On October 26, 1965 the Selective Service lifted the constraints on drafting childless married men. However, after his daughter was born, July 28, 1966--nine months and two days later--Cheney applied for and received a reclassification of 3-A, making him unlikely to be drafted.

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Vietnam War - Selective Service

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Cheney has two adult daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, and four grandchildren. Elizabeth was born in 1966 and is married to Philip J. Perry, a Lockheed Martin Corp. lobbyist who was nominated by Pres. George W. Bush in March or April, 2005, to be General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security. The Perrys have four children. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1996 and has worked as an international law attorney, consultant. She currently works for the State Department's Near East Affairs Bureau. Mary is one of her father's top campaign aides and closest confidantes and lives in Denver, Colorado. Mary's sexual orientation as a lesbian has become a source of increasing public attention for Dick Cheney in light of the recent same-sex marriage debate. On August 25th 2004, Cheney said that he considers same sex marriage to be an issue that should be decided by individual states.http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/cheney.samesex/

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Elizabeth - Mary - 1966 - Lockheed Martin - Lobbyist - Department of Homeland Security - University of Chicago - 1996 - International law - Near East Affairs Bureau - Denver - Colorado - Sexual orientation - Lesbian - Same-sex - Marriage - August 25th - States

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