Richard Bruce Cheney Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Richard Bruce Cheney, based on 6 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

6 records1990–19916 events2 places

Chronological biography

1990

Coalition Basing AgreementAugust 1990

Warfare / Gulf War, 1st · Secretary of Defense · Saudi Arabia

Helps secure permission for major US deployments protecting the kingdom.

Desert Shield BuildupAugust 1990

Warfare / Gulf War, 1st · Secretary of Defense · Saudi Arabia

Supports the military buildup intended to deter further Iraqi expansion.

Saudi Deployment DiscussionsAugust 1990

Warfare / Gulf War, 1st · Secretary of Defense · Saudi Arabia

Helps secure Saudi acceptance of large US force deployments.

Saudi Security MissionAugust 1990

Warfare / Gulf War, 1st · Secretary of Defense · Saudi Arabia

Meets Saudi leaders during the early Gulf crisis.

1991

Execution of Combat Orders16 January 1991

Warfare / Gulf War, 1st · Secretary of Defense · Washington

Cheney oversees Defense Department execution after the President orders offensive operations.

First Defense Department Briefing17 January 1991

Warfare / Gulf War, 1st · Secretary of Defense · Washington

Cheney briefs the public on the opening coalition attacks and operational objectives.

Titles and roles

Secretary of Defense

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.