washington - on the mornings he is in town , dick cheney wakes up at 6 , climbs into his black social work vehicle and drives himself to a starbucks in his winchester , va . , home . he opens with a pair of belle skim sipping — decaf for him , custom for his wife , lynne — and settles into work in the sun - soaking office above his workplace , penning his autobiography in drafts on yellow lawyer pads . it is the style of scene that australians have come to assume from their fellow elder : a quiet , unassuming recall to government life after ending up power . except , that is , for the quiet and affable kind .
Dick Cheney is the former Vice President.