The late former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died at age 84, will principally be remembered for the Iraq War and the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but his impact on the office he held should not be overlooked.
Cheney revolutionized the vice presidency in ways that will long influence major party presidential nominees as they seek running mates to possibly fill the position.
While it is an exaggeration to say Cheney was co-president with former President George W. Bush — similar to the arrangement former President Gerald Ford, Cheney’s former boss, sought to join the 1976 Republican ticket with former President Ronald Reagan (Reagan demurred) — he was the most powerful vice president in history.
Mainly a symbolic job with only the constitutional duty
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