The former vice president, 72, opens up about these medical problems in a new memoir, Heart , written together with his cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner. The politician said he wrote a letter to President George W. In , Cheney needed his defibrillator implant replaced—but first, Dr. So how does Cheney feel today? A lot more energy than I had previously.
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From Dr. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. For the entire time Dick Cheney was vice president, he had a secret letter of resignation pending. Story highlights Dick Cheney, 72, suffered his first heart attack in In July , Cheney made funeral plans with his family While serving as vice president, he wrote a resignation letter That letter was to be used if he became incapacitated.
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He has been cited as the most powerful vice president in American history. Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska , and grew up in Casper, Wyoming. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger , eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations.