Publisher's Synopsis
Over a forty-year career in politics, Vice President Dick Cheney has been involved in many of the most consequential decisions in recent American history. He was one of a handful of advisers in the room when President Gerald Ford decided to declare an end to the Vietnam War; and, nearly thirty years later, he was one of the leaders in a confrontation with Iraq many would argue ignored the lessons of that earlier conflict. But despite these high-profile accomplishments, the world knows very little about Dick Cheney. For years, the most powerful vice president in history - arguably more powerful than his supposed superior - has also been the most secretive and guarded of all U.S. public officials. Having had exclusive access to Cheney, the author draws upon hundreds of interviews with the vice president and his intimates - including boyhood friends, political mentors, family members, reticent staffers, and senior Bush Administration officials - to deliver the most comprehensive guide to the most concealed man in politics.
