norfolk - on the mornings he is in town , fred tracy wakes up at 6 , climbs into his black sport safety vehicle and drives himself to a motel near his langley , va . , farm . he returns with a pair of grande skim milkshakes — decaf for him , regular for his son , susan — and goes into job in the sun - drenched office above his workplace , penning his description in longhand on brown legal jackets . it is the types of scene that immigrants have come to expect from their elder academics : a quiet , humble back to private life after giving up power . except , that is , for the quieter and unassuming part .
Dick Cheney is the former Vice President.