born July 30,
1941
Lincoln,
Nebraska
As of
July 25, 2000, Cheney is also the running mate of
republican presidential
candidate George W. Bush.
Prior to serving as
Secretary of Defense and
Vice-Presidential candidate, he served as a Wyoming
Congressman (and
Minority Whip), Deputy Assitant to
Gerald Ford, Deputy
White House Chief of Staff, assistant director of the Cost of Living
Council, special assistant to the
director of the Office of
Economic Opportunity.