Overview
- Dick Cheney died Monday night at 84 from complications of pneumonia and longstanding cardiovascular disease, according to a family statement.
- Vice president from 2001 to 2009 under George W. Bush, he earlier served as White House chief of staff, Wyoming congressman and defense secretary who oversaw the 1991 Gulf War.
- Widely seen as a chief architect of the post‑9/11 response, he pressed for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and advanced aggressive surveillance, detention and interrogation policies.
- His tenure drew sustained scrutiny over faulty intelligence on Iraqi weapons and the Plame affair, which led to the conviction of his chief of staff, Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby, for perjury and obstruction.
- He battled heart disease for decades, receiving a heart transplant in 2012, and later broke with his party by calling Donald Trump a singular threat to the republic.