Lynne Cheney

Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is an American author and novelist. She was the second lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney.

Early life
Lynne Ann Vincent was born in Casper, Wyoming. Her mother, Edna Lolita (nee Lybyer), became a deputy sheriff, and her father, Wayne Edwin Vincent, was an engineer. She is a descendant of Mormon pioneers. She has family roots in Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, and Wales. She was raised Presbyterian and became Methodist after she married Dick Cheney.

Books
Lynne Cheney is the author or co-author of several books:

 Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family (2007) ()
 Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America (2006) ()
 A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America (2005) ()
 When Washington Crossed the Delaware : A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots (2004) ()
 A is for Abigail : An Almanac of Amazing American Women (2003) ()
 America: A Patriotic Primer (2002) ()
 The Body Politic: A Novel (2000) ()
 Kings of the Hill: How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History (1996) ()
 Telling the Truth (1995) ()
 Academic Freedom (1992) ()
 American Memory: A Report on the Humanities in the Nations Public Schools (1987) ()
 Sisters (1981; New American Library, Penguin Group) ()
 Executive Privilege (1979) ()

References

Category:Second ladies and second gentlemen of the United States
Category:Writers from Wyoming
Category:1941 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Casper, Wyoming
Category:Chairpersons of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni