Dick cheney memoir

The memoir by Cheney, widely considered the most powerful vice president in history, is expected to be published in Spring , a few months after President George W. In a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, the year-old Cheney noted that he had never written a book about his years in government, which dates back to the s. Financial terms were not disclosed. Known for his secrecy while in the Bush administration, Cheney has made it clear since leaving office that he was planning a memoir. He is working on the book — in longhand and on computer — at his home outside of Washington, D. An architect and aggressive defender of Bush administration policies, from the Iraq War to the treatment of suspected terrorists, Cheney has consistently had low approval ratings, sometimes under 30 percent, but he is deeply admired by those that stand by him.

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Senator John McCain stated that Cheney did not accurately recount their private conversations and meetings. From day one George Bush made clear he wanted me to help govern To the extent that this created a unique arrangement in our history, with a vice president playing a significant role in the key policy issues of the day, it was George Bush's arrangement. The Washington Post ran a negative review by associate editor Robert G.

According to early reports of the book , Cheney breaks with the Bush administration's official narrative, opening fire on some of his former colleagues, including Powell, Bush's first Secretary of State. Powell gruffly dismissed the new narrative on CBS today, dismissing Cheney's claims that Powell tried to undercut President Bush's policies in Iraq as "supermarket tabloid" fodder designed to "pump up sales" of his party. He also brushed off Cheney's assertion that Powell had stood by while his former deputy leaked the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. He pointed out that the scandal eventually led to the criminal conviction of Cheney's former chief of staff Scooter Libby. So will there be "heads exploding" in Washington over the memoir, as the former Vice President has claimed?