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Known as a backroom-dealer and powerful Vice President, less is known about DIck Cheney’s younger years. We tell the story on this preview of a Vice Presidents podcast episode, for Extra Podcast subscribers. Thanks for your support. Cheney’s family were Democrats and he got surprising help in his career from Democrats, including Bill Bradley, who may be responsible or his entry to government. We trace his early career that almost didn’t happen due to a DUI incident, and how he became a powerful young insider the Secret Service knicknamed BACKSEAT, only to do it again in 30 years.