Overview
- A family statement said Cheney died on Nov. 3 and that his wife, Lynne, and daughters, Liz and Mary, were at his side.
- Serving from 2001 to 2009, he exerted uncommon influence over post‑9/11 national‑security policy, advocating expanded surveillance, detention practices and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- His career spanned White House chief of staff to Gerald Ford, six terms as Wyoming’s congressman, and defense secretary overseeing the 1991 Gulf War under George H. W. Bush.
- Cheney endured decades of heart disease, survived multiple heart attacks and received a heart transplant in 2012.
- Late in life he broke with Donald Trump and endorsed Kamala Harris in 2024, as bipartisan tributes highlighted both his service and his contested legacy.