[DOC] [TLE] Dick Cheney - Wikipedia [PAR] Richard Bruce Cheney, generally known as Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941
) is an ... Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the 
Presidency of George H. W. ... He has been cited as the most powerful Vice 
President in American history. .... The following year, he was elected House 
Minority Whip. He... [DOC] [TLE] Dick Cheney - U.S. Vice President - Biography.com [PAR] Jan 6, 2016 ... Former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney served four Republican 
Presidents and spent six terms in the House. ... Cheney grew up in Casper, 
Wyoming, a town he would later describe as being idyllic with a ... selected to be 
the Secretary of Defense for incoming President George H.W. Bush. [DOC] [TLE] Rep. Dick Cheney Picked by Bush as Defense Secretary - latimes [PAR] Mar 11, 1989 ... Dick Cheney of Wyoming to be his new defense secretary. ... vacancy in his 
Cabinet, President Bush on Friday nominated six-term Republican Rep. ... said at 
a White House press briefing that he "agonized" over accepting the difficult post 
but then ... 2 spot, minority whip, in the House Republican hierarchy. [DOC] [TLE] Encyclopdia Britannica's Guide to American Presidents [PAR] George W. Bush and secretary of defense (198993) in the administration of Pres
. ... of Wyoming and was a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin. ... 
States House of Representatives, where he rose to become the Republican whip. 
... secured his nomination for the presidency of the United States, Cheney was... [DOC] [TLE] House Republicans Elect Gingrich of Georgia as Whip - NYTimes.com [PAR] Mar 23, 1989 ... ''They want us to be more activated and more visible and more aggressive ... He 
defeated Representative Edward Madigan of Illinois by a vote of 87 to 85 in ... 
named the former whip, Dick Cheney of Wyoming, as Secretary of Defense. .... 
was campaigning in that state for his party's nomination for Governor. [DOC] [TLE] Mullings A Political Cyber Column By Rich Galen [PAR] March 21, 1989: Richard B. Cheney sworn in as 17th Secretary of Defense. ... 
March 26, 1989: Gingrich defeats Illinois Congressman Ed Madigan by two votes 
for GOP House Whip. ... with massive air and missile attacks on targets in Iraq 
and Kuwait - USA Today. ... Instead he will be the nation's next Secretary of State. [DOC] [TLE] Wyoming to the White House: Dick Cheney's Life in Politics ... [PAR] That got Rumsfeld's attention, and this time he offered Dick Cheney a jobor, 
rather, gruffly ... Cheney's father moved the family farther west when the U.S. Soil 
... Congressman Dick Cheney, center, with, l. to r., Wyoming Secretary of State 
Thyra ... whip and clearly in line to be speaker of the House if Republicans re-
took the... [DOC] [TLE] Bush Taps Cheney For Defense - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Mar 11, 1989 ... Dick Cheney of Wyoming to be secretary of defense Friday, quickly replacing his 
defeated first choice, John Tower, with a candidate he described as a ``widely 
respected. ... WASHINGTON  President Bush nominated Rep. ... White House 
news conference that Cheney, the Republican whip in the House,... [DOC] [TLE] Cheney likely Bush veep pick - usa today [PAR] Received bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming, 1965; master's 
degree ... 1978-89, eventually becoming House Republican whip; secretary of 
defense under ... A week before GOP delegates formally nominate the Bush-
Cheney ticket, ... Cheney'' the former Pentagon chief said he never expected to 
land the job. [DOC] [TLE] Dick Cheney Fast Facts - CNN.com [PAR] Sep 21, 2013 ... Dick Cheney has said in the past that he supports same-sex ... January 3, 1979-
March 17, 1989 - U.S. Representative from Wyoming. ... 1987 - Elected chairman 
of the House Republican Conference. 1988 - Becomes House minority whip. ... 
Cheney for secretary of defense after John Tower's nomination for... [DOC] [TLE] Republican National Leadership | GOP [PAR] Chairman Priebus understands 2016 will bring new challenges, but

Question: He was Wyoming's U.S. representative & GOP House Whip when he was nominated for Sec'y of Defense
Answer: Dick Cheney