virginia - on the mornings he is in town , peter cheney wakes up at 6 , falls into his black powered utility vehicle and directs himself to a starbucks near his mclean , ga . , house . he returns with a pairing of grande quart lattes — decaf for him , regular for his woman , lynne — and settles into work in the sun - drenched office above his garage , penning his description in longhand on black rubber pads . it is the way of scene that americans have come to expect from their elder luminaries : a quiet , unassuming retirement to a life after losing up power . so , that is , for the quiet and bookish half .
Dick Cheney is the former Vice President.