Description
First edition of In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, signed by Vice President Dick Cheney.
Octavo, 565pp. Red hardcover, black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. First edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page. In publisher’s first edition dust jacket, $35.00 on front flap, in fine condition. Signed by Vice President Cheney on half-title.
Former Vice President Richard Cheney served in the House of Representatives, representing the state of Wyoming, from 1979-1989. He had previously served as White House Chief of Staff for President Gerald R. Ford. In 1989, he was called upon by newly elected President George H.W. Bush to serve as Secretary of Defense. In 2001, he was asked to serve as Vice President for George W. Bush. He is often considered one of the most influential Vice Presidents to serve in the United States.