Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84 Updated 15 mins ago Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. Cheney’s family says he died Monday of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Cheney was a “decent, honorable man” whose death is “a loss to the nation.” The hard-charging conservative became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq. Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as vice president under the younger Bush.

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