Cheney's Rise

1980 Fast-Rising Man of the House
Despite loathing retail politics, Cheney ran for and won Wyoming's only House seat in 1978. Two years later he laughed it up with Ronald Reagan and Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson. Cheney made himself useful to the leadership and eventually became the No. 2 man, G.O.P. whip

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