George W. Bush Remembers Dick Cheney: He ‘Was the One I Needed’

Alex Griffing Nov 4th, 2025, 11:03 am

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Former President George W. Bush and many of his top aides posted tributes on Tuesday following news that his former Vice President Dick Cheney had passed away at 84.

“The death of Richard B. Cheney is a loss to the nation and a sorrow to his friends. Laura and I will remember Dick Cheney for the decent, honorable man that he was. History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position he held,” wrote President Bush in a statement , adding:

As a young White House aide and chief of staff, a Congressman, a Secretary of Defense, an

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