![]() Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) greets Lynne Cheney before the dedication begins. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) have a laugh during the ceremony and Sen. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, former President George W. Tom Cotton's 7-month old son, Gabriel, before the ceremony Thursday former Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans greets former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card before the ceremony Sen. Bush needed a running mate and got the notion that I could find one, that search committee was a diligent little enterprise, and before long, we found our man.”Ĭlockwise from top left: Former Sen. “I don’t remember when I met President Bush’s eldest son, but I must a have made a half-decent impression,” Cheney recalled. Looking healthy despite longtime heart problems - although he sounded frailer than he used to - the one-time Wyoming representative, House minority whip, Defense secretary, and White House chief of staff praised his former colleagues and aides, especially Bush. He was the principal and most trusted adviser on the most difficult questions facing our country,” Bush added.Ĭheney, 74, anchored the event. “For eight consequential years, I benefited from his wise counsel. “He had the experience to step in as commander-in-chief if I ever got hit by a bus. “The truth is I knew all along that Dick Cheney had the character, integrity and judgment that I needed and wanted as a running mate,” Bush said. Dad perked up and he said,’ ‘Send my best regards to Old Iron Ass.’ That is indeed a badge of honor.”įinally, though, Bush offered unreserved praise for Cheney, although he couldn’t resist another dig about Cheney being chosen to lead his vice-presidential search committee and coming up with. He’s trying out for the Abraham Lincoln lookalike.” That one got a big laugh.īush again: “Last week, I told mother and dad that I was coming here for the bust unveiling. More Bush, this time mocking Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for his beard: “I want to thank Paul Ryan for his leadership. “This time, I’ve returned to find my vice president getting busted in the Capitol,” he continued, amid audible groans.Ĭlockwise from top left: The bust of Cheney sits veiled before the ceremony Thursday in Emancipation Hall (John Shinkle/POLITICO) Cheney, his wife, Lynne, and their grandchildren applaud as his marble bust is unveiled in Emancipation Hall (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) guests photograph the bust after its unveiling (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) and Cheney checks out the work of art during the dedication ceremony Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images). ![]() “The last time I was in Washington, I was hanged in the White House,” Bush deadpanned. And friends note that the two men still talk on the phone, and Cheney attended the opening of Bush’s presidential library in May 2013.Ī trim, relaxed Bush - albeit with a dwindling head of hair - used the event to reel off a string of one-liners, as if he was taking part in a celebrity roast for Cheney rather than a solemn ceremony. Yet if there is bad blood between the two men - who served 2,922 days together in the White House, according to Cheney - it wasn’t on display today. Libby was fined $250,000 and disbarred following his felony conviction. Bush commuted Libby’s 30-month prison sentence, but would not pardon Libby, despite Cheney’s repeated pleas to do so. Libby - who was also at the ceremony - was convicted in 2007 over his role in the leak of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity.
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