Overview
- Cheney died from complications of pneumonia with underlying heart and vascular disease, according to reports on November 4, 2025.
- He served as vice president under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 in a role widely viewed as exceptionally powerful.
- He was a central architect of the administration’s response to the September 11 attacks, including decisions that led to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Before the vice presidency, he was White House chief of staff to President Gerald Ford and later Secretary of Defense under President George H. W. Bush, overseeing the first Gulf War.
- Born in Nebraska in 1941, he leaves a legacy that continues to deeply divide public opinion.