Lynne Cheney

Lynne Cheney
Official portrait, 2005
Second Lady of the United States
In role
January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
Vice PresidentDick Cheney
Preceded byTipper Gore
Succeeded byJill Biden
Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
In office
May 21, 1986 – January 20, 1993
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Agresto (acting)
Succeeded byJerry L. Martin (acting)
Personal details
Born
Lynne Ann Vincent

(1941-08-14) August 14, 1941 (age 83)
Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1964)
Children
EducationColorado College (BA)
University of Colorado Boulder (MA)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)

Lynne Ann Cheney (/ˈni/ CHAY-nee; née Vincent; born August 14, 1941) is an American author, scholar, and former talk show host. She is married to the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney, and served as the second lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. She is the oldest living former Second Lady, following the death of Barbara Bush in 2018.