Remembering Dick Cheney in photos, from defense chief to VP

FILE - Former Vice President Dick Cheney attends a primary election night gathering for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Aug. 16, 2022, in Jackson, Wyo. Cheney lost to challenger Harriet Hageman in the primary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - Former Vice President Dick Cheney attends a primary election night gathering for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Aug. 16, 2022, in Jackson, Wyo. Cheney lost to challenger Harriet Hageman in the primary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - President Gerald Ford and White House chief of staff Dick Cheney Washington, DC,Nov 7, 1975. (AP Photo, file)
FILE - President Gerald Ford and White House chief of staff Dick Cheney Washington, DC,Nov 7, 1975. (AP Photo, file)
FILE - President George H.W. Bush gestures during a news conference at the White House on Friday, March 10, 1989, where he announced his selection of Rep. Richard Cheney, R-Wyo., left, to become Defense Secretary replacing his last choice of John Tower, whose nomination was turned down by the senate Thursday. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, file)
FILE - President George H.W. Bush gestures during a news conference at the White House on Friday, March 10, 1989, where he announced his selection of Rep. Richard Cheney, R-Wyo., left, to become Defense Secretary replacing his last choice of John Tower, whose nomination was turned down by the senate Thursday. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, file)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, right, and Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak to members of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from Myrtle Beach, S.C. at their air base in Saudi Arabia, July 18, 1991. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, right, and Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak to members of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from Myrtle Beach, S.C. at their air base in Saudi Arabia, July 18, 1991. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
FILE - Watching President Bush and new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad during a video teleconference at Camp David, Md., Tuesday, June 13, 2006, from right are, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace. In a surprise visit cloaked in secrecy, Bush flew overnight to Baghdad to bolster support for Iraq's fledgling government and U.S. war policy at home. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
FILE - Watching President Bush and new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad during a video teleconference at Camp David, Md., Tuesday, June 13, 2006, from right are, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace. In a surprise visit cloaked in secrecy, Bush flew overnight to Baghdad to bolster support for Iraq's fledgling government and U.S. war policy at home. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
FILE- Vice President Dick Cheney talks with a Marine and Cpl. Todd J. Corbin, right, of Sandusky Ohio, during a luncheon with marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in an outdoor field house on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 at Camp Lejeune, NC. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis, file)
FILE- Vice President Dick Cheney talks with a Marine and Cpl. Todd J. Corbin, right, of Sandusky Ohio, during a luncheon with marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in an outdoor field house on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 at Camp Lejeune, NC. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis, file)
FILE - Defense Secretary Dick Cheney makes a point on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 7, 1991, while appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee which is looking at the FY-1992-1993 defense budget. Cheney and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Colin Powell are heading to Saudi Arabia this weekend for an update on the Gulf War. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, file)
FILE - Defense Secretary Dick Cheney makes a point on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 7, 1991, while appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee which is looking at the FY-1992-1993 defense budget. Cheney and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Colin Powell are heading to Saudi Arabia this weekend for an update on the Gulf War. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, file)
FILE - President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney embrace following President Bush's acceptance speech in Madison Square Garden during the final night of the Republican National Convention Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)
FILE - President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney embrace following President Bush's acceptance speech in Madison Square Garden during the final night of the Republican National Convention Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney waves during a reception at an airbase in Riyadh, central Saudi Arabia, Feb. 8, 1991 as he meets with Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Utman Al Hamaide. Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell are in Saudi Arabia to assess the Gulf War. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, file)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney waves during a reception at an airbase in Riyadh, central Saudi Arabia, Feb. 8, 1991 as he meets with Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Utman Al Hamaide. Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell are in Saudi Arabia to assess the Gulf War. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, file)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Colin Powell, huddle prior to testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1991 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/John Duricka, file)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Colin Powell, huddle prior to testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1991 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/John Duricka, file)
FILE - Richard "Dick" Cheney in White House, Washington on Nov. 4, 1975. He is nominated to be the White House chief of staff. (AP Photo/HB, file)
FILE - Richard "Dick" Cheney in White House, Washington on Nov. 4, 1975. He is nominated to be the White House chief of staff. (AP Photo/HB, file)
FILE - Pope Benedict XVI and Vice President Dick Cheney stand for the United States national anthem during a farewell ceremony at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, April, 20, 2008, signifying the conclusion of the pontiff's trip to the United States. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)
FILE - Pope Benedict XVI and Vice President Dick Cheney stand for the United States national anthem during a farewell ceremony at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, April, 20, 2008, signifying the conclusion of the pontiff's trip to the United States. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)
FILE - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, talks with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Dec. 7. 2004 after Karzai's inauguration. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, file)
FILE - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, talks with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Dec. 7. 2004 after Karzai's inauguration. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, file)
FILE - Defense Secretary Dick Cheney poses with some of the U.S. Army troops stationed in southern Iraq in this May 7, 1991 file photo. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
FILE - Defense Secretary Dick Cheney poses with some of the U.S. Army troops stationed in southern Iraq in this May 7, 1991 file photo. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo former Vice President Dick Cheney participates in the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. In an interview Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, Cheney said Republicans need to look to a new generation of leaders as the party deals with poor approval ratings following a 16-day partial-government shutdown. He said Republicans need to have "first-class" candidates and look to its strategy and a new generation. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo former Vice President Dick Cheney participates in the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. In an interview Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, Cheney said Republicans need to look to a new generation of leaders as the party deals with poor approval ratings following a 16-day partial-government shutdown. He said Republicans need to have "first-class" candidates and look to its strategy and a new generation. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Dick Cheney, the former defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush and vice president under Bush’s son George W. Bush, has died at age 84.

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