Who Will Attend Dick Cheney’s Funeral?

Dick Cheney's funeral will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the Washington National Cathedral. The service will include remarks from former President George W. Bush, and the funeral will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel WFAA Plus app.

His burial location has not been publicly announced. His family has not released the final resting place, though potential locations include where he was born in Nebraska or where he grew up and retired in Wyoming. 

Former Wyoming Congressman and Vice President Dick Cheney made a lot of friends, but he also made a lot of enemies on all sides. So who will attend his funeral?

The Trump administration has not yet confirmed which officials will attend the funeral as of Nov. 17. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. Father Dick Cheney supported his daughter, Congresswoman Liz Cheney, as she joined the Democrats on the January 6th committee. Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, said that he voted for Kamala Harris in the last election.

Former President George W. Bush is set to speak at the memorial. It's not clear if any other former presidents will attend.

Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden on Nov. 17 and did not receive an immediate response.

According to USA TODAY, other people confirmed to speak at Dick Cheney's funeral include:

The Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, professor of medicine and surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Cheney's daughter, Liz Cheney
Cheney's grandchildren
Pete Williams, former assistant secretary of defense for public affairs and former NBC News correspondent

USA TODAY will live-stream the Cheneys' funeral on its YouTube channel.

He grew up in Casper, Wyoming, and had made Jackson his residence in later years.

He was 84.

Cheney was plagued by cardiovascular disease for most of his adult life, surviving a series of heart attacks, to led a full, vigorous life and lived many years in retirement after a heart transplant in 2012 that he hailed in a 2014 interview as “the gift of life itself.”

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Cheney grew up there and in Casper, Wyoming.

He attended Yale University before earning a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Wyoming.

He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations.

He served as White House chief of staff from 1975 to 1977. In 1978, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 1979 to 1989, briefly serving as House minority whip in 1989.

He served as Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush and held the position for most of Bush's term from 1989 to 1993.

As secretary, he oversaw Operation Just Cause in 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

While out of office during the Clinton administration, he was the chairman and CEO of Halliburton from 1995 to 2000.

He was the 46th vice president, who served alongside Republican President George W. Bush for two terms between 2001 and 2009.

“His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed,” the family said, adding that he died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

“Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness, and fly fishing,” the family added.