Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral will be held in Washington on Thursday, and several high-profile political figures will attend the service for the man considered one of the most influential vice presidents in American history.
Former President Joe Biden plans to attend, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC News.
The funeral will be held at Washington National Cathedral at 11 a.m. ET.
Former President George W. Bush, whom Cheney served for two terms, will offer a tribute at the service. According to the cathedral’s program, Cheney’s daughter, former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and her grandchildren will also give speeches.
Cheney died on November 3 at the age of 84 due to complications from pneumonia and heart and vascular diseases.
“Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country and to live lives full of bravery, honor, love, kindness and fly fishing,” the family said in a statement at the time. “We are immensely grateful for everything Dick Cheney did for our country. And we are incredibly lucky to have loved and been loved by this noble giant of a man.”
Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the 2007 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington on March 12, 2007.
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Cheney, a polarizing and powerful figure, worked for four decades in Washington. He served in Congress, was Secretary of Defense under President George HW Bush and then Vice President under President George W. Bush.
He played a leading role in the response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, including the war on terrorism and the invasion of Iraq.
Bush, in a statement after Cheney’s death, called him “a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position he held.”
Republican vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney points out something to Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush during a campaign stop on July 26, 2000 in Casper, Wyoming.
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Washington National Cathedral, located just a few miles north of the White House, has hosted several state funerals for former presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George HW Bush.
After news of Cheney’s death earlier this month, the White House lowered flags but made no major proclamations.
President Donald Trump remained silent on Cheney’s death. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump was “aware” of his death.
Trump and Cheney have a history of tensions, as Cheney became a direct critic of Trump following his push to deny the 2020 election results and the attack by a pro-Trump mob on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Cheney, a longtime conservative voice, endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump in 2024. Explaining her decision, Cheney said, “There has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.”
Trump responded at the time by calling Cheney an “irrelevant RINO” and “King of endless, pointless wars, wasting lives and trillions of dollars.”
