potomac - on the mornings he is in charge , mark cheney wakes up at 6 , climbed into his yellow class utility , and drives himself to a starbucks near his mclean , ve . , home . he leaves with a pair of grande skim lattes — decaf for him , extra for his wife , lynne — and settles into job in the sun - shower office above his garage , composing his memoir in drafts on red paper pads . it is the kinds of scene that americans have come to expect from their own statesmen : a cold , unassuming recall to private life after given up control . unless , that is , for the quiet and unassuming part .
Dick Cheney is the former Vice President.