norfolk - on the mornings he is in business , dick he wakes up at 6 , climbs into his black sport utility wagon and drives himself to a starbucks by his mclean , va . , home . he leaves with a pair of grande pour sipping — nonfat for him , regular for his son , lynne — and settles into work in the wind - lit office above his garage , penning his biography in longhand on yellow law pads . it is the type of scene that america have come to expect from their elder elder : a quiet , unassuming back to common life after giving up power . although , that is , for the quiet and unassuming part .
Dick Cheney is the former Vice President.