Dick Cheney served as Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush during the September 11, 2001 attacks and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
September 11, 2001
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temporal
Biographical and historical context linking Cheney's vice presidency to major national security events beginning in 2001.
Dick Cheney served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush and led U.S. armed forces during the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1990â1991.
February 28, 1991
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biographical
Cheney held the defense portfolio in the administration of President George H.W. Bush and was the senior civilian leader overseeing the U.S. military during the Persian Gulf War.