Dick Cheney, the forceful vice president who reshaped the office into a center of power and drove the post‑September 11 war on terror, has died at 84, his family announced. His family announced his death Tuesday,

Richard Bruce Cheney was a laconic one-time college dropout who found his place in Washington. He died at age 84.

Dick Cheney served as the nation's 46th vice president under George W. Bush, and his public service career stretched back to the Nixon administration.

Dick Cheney's family announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4, that he had died at the age of 84. He served as Vice President under George W. Bush.

NC State Political Science professor says Cheney was one of the most important figures in shaping American politics.

Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, said that “during George W. Bush’s first term as president, Dick Cheney had influence and power unmatched in the history of the vice presidency.

Dalton, who was one of three finalists in the presidential search, will be the LSU system's executive vice president and chancellor. He was most recently the executive vice president and provost at the University of Alabama.