Dick Cheney carved the most powerful vice president tenure in US history, playing a central role in America's hard-edged response to 9/11.

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Former congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Chief of Staff to Gerald Ford before becoming George Bush's number 2, he was one of the most influential insiders in Washington and responsible for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The powerful Republican vice president, an architect of the Iraq war and vocal Trump critic, died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, flags are flown at half-staff for 10 days after the death of a vice president.

Dick Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States and a central figure in Republican politics for decades, passed away yesterday, November 3, at the age of 84. His death was due to complications from pneumonia and cardiovascular issues.

Former Vice President Richard B. “Dick” Cheney, the historically powerful vice president and architect of the U.S.’s endless “war on terror” during his time as the No. 2 in the George W. Bush administration, has died, his family announced in a statement Tuesday. He was 84.

Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief under President George H.W. Bush before returning as vice president under Bush's son, George W. Bush.

DALLAS ( SMU) – SMU mourns the loss of Richard “Dick” Cheney, who passed on November 3, 2025, at the age of 84. Cheney was a widely recognized figure in the business and political spheres, having served as the vice president of the United States of America from 2001–2009.

Cheney helped shape the old Republican Party as a vice president who embraced aggressive antiterrorism tactics, only to see his party transformed by Trump and MAGA.