Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84

Former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009, died Monday night, November 3, 2025, at age 84, his family said. The family statement said Cheney died of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease and that his wife Lynne, daughters Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him when he passed.

Cheney's career in public life spanned nearly five decades and included service as White House chief of staff under President Gerald Ford, a six-term congressman from Wyoming, and Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush. He is best known for his role as vice president during the George W. Bush administration, where he was a central figure in shaping the United States response to the September 11, 2001, attacks and the subsequent global war on terror.

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Cheney was at the White House and participated in the administration's crisis management. Public accounts say he operated from a secure facility beneath the West Wing during the attacks. He was a leading advocate for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, arguing that Saddam Hussein's regime posed a threat based...