Lynne Cheney

Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is an American author and novelist. She was the second lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney.

Lynne Cheney
Official photo, 2005
Second Lady of the United States
In role January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
Vice President	Dick Cheney
Preceded by	Tipper Gore
Succeeded by	Jill Biden
Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
In office May 21, 1986 – January 20, 1993
Preceded by	William J. Bennett John Agresto (acting)
Succeeded by	Sheldon Hackney Jerry L. Martin and Donald Gibson (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1941-08-14) August 14, 1941 (age 84) Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dick Cheney ​ ​ (m. 1964; died 2025)​
Relations	Wayne Vincent and Edna Lybyer
Children	Elizabeth, Mary
Alma mater	Colorado College University of Wisconsin-Madison

Early life

Lynne Ann Vincent was born in Casper, Wyoming. Her mother, Edna Lolita (nee Lybyer), became a deputy sheriff, and her father, Wayne Edwin Vincent, was an engineer. She is a descendant of Mormon pioneers. She has family roots in Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, and Wales.^[1][2] She was raised Presbyterian and became Methodist after she married Dick Cheney.^[1]

Books

Lynne Cheney giving a public reading from her book America: A Patriotic Primer to the students of Vincenza Elementary School in Vicenza, Italy. (2004)

Lynne Cheney is the author or co-author of several books:

• Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family (2007) (ISBN 1416-53288-9)
• Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America (2006) (ISBN 0-689-86717-4)
• A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America (2005) (ISBN 1-4169-0925-7)
• When Washington Crossed the Delaware : A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots (2004) (ISBN 0-689-87043-4)
• A is for Abigail : An Almanac of Amazing American Women (2003) (ISBN 0-689-85819-1)
• America: A Patriotic Primer (2002) (ISBN 0-689-85192-8)
• The Body Politic: A Novel (2000) (ISBN 0-312-97963-0)
• Kings of the Hill: How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History (1996) (ISBN 0-7567-5864-5)
• Telling the Truth (1995) (ISBN 0-684-82534-1)
• Academic Freedom (1992) (ISBN 1-878802-13-5)
• American Memory: A Report on the Humanities in the Nations Public Schools (1987) (ISBN 0-16-004284-4)
• Sisters (1981; New American Library, Penguin Group) (ISBN 0-451-11204-0)
• Executive Privilege (1979) (ISBN 0-671-24060-9)