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Richard B. Cheney, an accomplished businessman and public servant who is vice president. Cheney is a familiar figure in Washington's political landscape. George W. Bush, the next president of the U.S. will be Cheney's fourth. Bush selected Cheney as his running mate to Vice President in July 2000 in reference to Cheney's expertise and insight. Dick Cheney served as the chief of staff for a president, as well as a representative in Congress and secretary of defense. Both Republicans as well as Democrats admire him for his honesty. Cheney explained that his responsibility as an adviser in Bush's administration is to serve as an honest and discreet adviser. Cheney was the first to accept the Republican vice-presidential nomination in 2007, said he was looking forward to working alongside a president who can reach all across the political spectrum to collaborate with adversaries with good faith and a common purpose. Richard Bruce Cheney is the father of Richard Herbert Cheney of the late Marjorie Lauraine Dickey. He was born January 30, 1941 on the outskirts of Lincoln Nebraska. When he was 13 years old, he emigrated with his family to Casper in the western state of Wyoming in Wyoming, where his father directed the district for soil conservation in Casper to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.