Topline
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who oversaw the U.S. government’s response to the 9/11 terror attack and is considered the most powerful person to serve in the role, died at the age of 84 on Monday.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney died at 84 on Monday.
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Key Facts
In a statement issued to the press on Tuesday morning, the Cheney family said the former Vice President “died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.”
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