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Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is the wife of Vice President Richard B. Cheney. They dated in high school and married in 1964.
Within the George W. Bush administration, Lynne Cheney is regarded as being quite politically involved and is a vocal supporter of Republican party politics and politicians. In this respect she is somewhat of a contrast to First Lady Laura Bush who has largely distanced herself from overt partisanship.
Born in Casper, Wyoming, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College, Master of Arts from the University of Colorado, and a Ph.D. in 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended British literatureSee: English literature Scottish literature Welsh literature Anglo-Welsh literature Literature Britain British Library Booker Prize Commonwealth Writers Prize International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Whitbread Awards Newdigate prize Orange Prize for Fict from the University of WisconsinThe University of Wisconsin-Madison was founded in 1848 and is the largest university in the U. state of Wisconsin, a highly-ranked school in education and sociology. It has undergraduate and graduate divisions, and professional schools in law, medicine, at MadisonMadison is the name of several places in the United States of America, many of which are named after President James Madison: Madison, Alabama Madison, Connecticut Madison, Florida Madison, Georgia Madison, Indiana Madison, Mississippi Madison, Missouri M.
Lynne Cheney has had her own career in public service, having served as chair of the National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe National Endowment for the Humanities NEH is an independent federal agency created in 1965. According to their website, they are "the largest funder of humanities programs in the United States. The endowment accomplishes this mission by providing gran from 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa to 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic.. In 1995 she founded American Council of Trustees and Alumni a conservative watchdog group that monitors American colleges and academia.
After Cheney left the organization, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni released a report following 9/11, entitled "Defending Civilization: How Our Universities are Failing America and What Should Be Done About It," the report states: "College and university faculty have been the weak link in America's response to the attack [of 9/11]." The report, an effort to politically disempower or intimidate the academic community, takes professors to task for being "short on patriotism and long on self-flagellation."
More recently, she has been senior fellow in education and culture at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. She also serves as a director of the ideologically conservative Reader's Digest Association.
In 2000 she was mentioned as a possible conservative female pick for Republican Vice Presidential nominee on the George W. Bush ticket. Her husband, however, was the eventual choice for running mate.