who was the vice president during george w bush?
Dick Cheney
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 Bush became the first Vice President to serve as Acting President when , on July 13 , 1985 , Reagan underwent surgery to remove polyps from his colon , making Bush acting president for approximately eight hours . 

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 During his election campaign in 1988 , Vice President Bush denied any knowledge of the Iran – Contra affair by saying he was " out of the loop " . Though his diaries included that he was " one of the few people that know fully the details " , he repeatedly refused to discuss the incident and won the election . However , a book published in 2008 by Israeli journalist and terrorism expert Ronen Bergman asserts that Bush was personally and secretly briefed on the affair by Amiram Nir , counterterrorism adviser to the then Israeli Prime Minister , when Bush was on a visit to Israel . " Nir could have incriminated the incoming President . The fact that Nir was killed in a mysterious chartered airplane crash in Mexico in December 1988 has given rise to numerous conspiracy theories " , writes Bergman . On December 24 , 1992 , nearing the end of his term in office after being defeated by Bill Clinton the previous month , Bush pardoned six administration officials , namely Elliott Abrams , Duane Clarridge , Alan Fiers , Clair George , Robert McFarlane , and Caspar Weinberger . 

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 As Vice President in the Obama administration , Biden oversaw the infrastructure spending aimed at counteracting the Great Recession , and U.S. policy toward Iraq up until the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011 . His ability to negotiate with congressional Republicans helped bring about legislation such as the Tax Relief , Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization , and Job Creation Act of 2010 that resolved a taxation deadlock , the Budget Control Act of 2011 that resolved that year 's debt ceiling crisis , and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that addressed the impending " fiscal cliff " . In 2011 , Biden opposed going ahead with the military mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden . Obama and Biden were re @-@ elected in 2012 . In October 2015 , after months of speculation , Biden chose not to run for President of the United States in 2016 . 

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 = = = Appointment of Gerald Ford as Vice President ( 1973 ) = = = 

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 Gore was eventually able to mend fences with Jackson who supported the Clinton @-@ Gore ticket in 1992 and 1996 , and campaigned for the Gore @-@ Lieberman ticket during the 2000 presidential election . Gore 's policies changed substantially in 2000 , reflecting his eight years as Vice President . 
