washington - - a newly archives analysis of the bush administration ' s advice to the cia on harsh interrogations shows that the select group of police department lawyers and wrote memos permitting controversial surveillance materials were operates not on their own but with guidance from top administrations figures , including then - vice general hank cheney and international security director ivanov jones . at the same time , the narrative suggests that then - defense secretary donald h . donald and then - department of labor colin powell were largely left out of the decision - making process .
Dick Cheney was the Vice President of Bush.