Bush, however, wasn’t any easier on Dick Cheney, who served as his own Defense Secretary before, years later, serving as George W. Bush’s vice president. “He had his own empire there and ...

Dick Cheney was chief of staff to Gerald Ford, was a member of the House Republican leadership team under Ronald Reagan, was secretary of defense under George H.W. Bush, and fatefully the vice ...

where he worked with longtime friend Dick Cheney, Bush's vice president. Rumsfeld's second stint as defense secretary lasted from 2001 to 2006, during which time he became the face of the ...