Lynne Cheney
Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is an American author and novelist. She was the second lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney.
Lynne Cheney | |
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 Official photo, 2005 | |
| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In role January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Tipper Gore |
| Succeeded by | Jill Biden |
| Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
| In office May 21, 1986 – January 20, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Bennett John Agresto (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sheldon Hackney Jerry L. Martin and Donald Gibson (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1941 Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dick Cheney (m. 1964) |
| Relations | Wayne Vincent and Edna Lybyer |
| Children | Elizabeth, Mary |
| Alma mater | Colorado College University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Early life
Lynne Ann Vincent was born in Casper, Wyoming. Her mother, Edna Lolita (nee Lybyer), became a deputy sheriff, and her father, Wayne Edwin Vincent, was an engineer. She is a descendant of Mormon pioneers. She has family roots in Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, and Wales.[1][2] She was raised Presbyterian and became Methodist after she married Dick Cheney.[1]
Books
Lynne Cheney giving a public reading from her book America: A Patriotic Primer to the students of Vincenza Elementary School in Vicenza, Italy. (2004)
Lynne Cheney is the author or co-author of several books:
- Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family (2007) (ISBN 1416-53288-9)
- Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America (2006) (ISBN 0-689-86717-4)
- A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America (2005) (ISBN 1-4169-0925-7)
- When Washington Crossed the Delaware : A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots (2004) (ISBN 0-689-87043-4)
- A is for Abigail : An Almanac of Amazing American Women (2003) (ISBN 0-689-85819-1)
- America: A Patriotic Primer (2002) (ISBN 0-689-85192-8)
- The Body Politic: A Novel (2000) (ISBN 0-312-97963-0)
- Kings of the Hill: How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History (1996) (ISBN 0-7567-5864-5)
- Telling the Truth (1995) (ISBN 0-684-82534-1)
- Academic Freedom (1992) (ISBN 1-878802-13-5)
- American Memory: A Report on the Humanities in the Nations Public Schools (1987) (ISBN 0-16-004284-4)
- Sisters (1981; New American Library, Penguin Group) (ISBN 0-451-11204-0)
- Executive Privilege (1979) (ISBN 0-671-24060-9)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davidson, Lee (January 22, 2006). Lynne Cheney's ancestors. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/1,5620,635177560,00.html. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Ancestry of Lynne Vincent Cheney". William Addams Reitwiesner. Retrieved January 10, 2014.