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.It was hard to believe. When I heard Dick Cheney s had a heart attack, says Cheney s brother-in-law, Mark Vincent, I thought it was his father. 18For Cheney, it was time to reevaluate his priorities. The firstquestion you ask is, My God, can I keep going with the cam-paign and everything, having had a heart attack? The policy fall- Stephen F.Hayes134out from it are people going to say, I can t work for him, he snot up to the job? Basic fundamental question of whether or notthis means you re going to have to lead some kind of sedentarylifestyle now and give up your political aspirations.The smartthing that some prudent person would do is quit this crazy lifeyou re leading.You had a heart attack.Just bag it, go home, takeit easy.You can t live your life like this and expect to survive withfamily obligations. 19Cheney had serious decisions to make.Would he continue hiscampaign for Congress? If so, how would he deal with the heartattack, a potentially decisive setback in a competitive three-wayprimary? And how would his condition affect his family? I hadto sort of pause and reflect and think about what I was going todo with the rest of my life. As he lay mulling over his future, Lynne walked into his hos-pital room one afternoon with a telegram from Jim Naughton, thereporter at the New York Times whom Cheney had dispatchedto Camp David for the bogus interview with President Ford.Shewas laughing out loud. I was in a hospital in Cheyenne.tubes running from everypart of my body, life s passing before my eyes.I m thirty-sevenyears old and had a heart attack, and I d stopped the campaign andso forth.I thought, Now what the hell s funny? There s noth-ing funny about this. She handed over the telegram, which wassigned only Naughton. It read: Dear Dick, I didn t do it. 20As he began to mend, Cheney consulted with his doctor, RickDavis. He said, Look, hard work never killed anybody. Hesaid, What is bad for you, what causes stress is doing somethingyou don t enjoy, having to spend your life living in a way youdon t want to live it. 21It was just what Cheney wanted to hear.Though already in-clined to stay in the race, he worried about the potential conse-quences, for his personal health and consequently for his family swell-being, of the inevitable stress that comes with public office.The heart attack would mean other dramatic changes.Cheneyquit his three-pack-a-day habit cold turkey.He also cut back oncoffee and began to watch what he ate.On Cheney s release from Cheyenne Memorial Hospital on Cheney135Thursday, June 29, Dr.Davis told reporters that the prognosiswas excellent for Dick s full and complete recovery.After a pe-riod of rest and recuperation at home he can expect to be able toresume a full and active schedule. 22Having decided to continue his campaign, Cheney and hissmall group of advisers considered how they would handle thepublicity generated by the heart attack.One option was a frankpublic discussion of the episode and its possible consequences.Sothe Cheney campaign filmed a thirty-second television ad knowninternally as Heart Attack. The spot featured Cheney, wearinga blue shirt, brown pants, and cowboy boots, sitting on a patchof grass speaking extemporaneously to five supporters in a circlearound him.In a voice approaching a murmur, Cheney matter-of-factly tells the group that the heart attack made him thinktwice about running for Congress but that he is determined toforge ahead because he enjoys being part of something beyondpersonal self-interest. The ad closes with an odd history les-son from Cheney. There s ample precedent certainly for peoplewho ve had heart attacks Dwight Eisenhower, LBJ for pur-suing active political careers, and I expect to be one of those. After reviewing the ad for several days, Cheney and his advis-ers decided the grim subject matter would be jarring for voters.The spot was never aired.In the end, Cheney decided to write a two-page postal patronletter to all potential voters in Wyoming.The letter explained theincident, provided a brief tutorial on managing cardiovasculardisease, and described the various lifestyle changes the heart at-tack had already produced.Cheney s doctor recommended taking a month off from ac-tive campaigning in order to recuperate.So Cheney hunkereddown at his house in Casper, balancing plans for his return to thecampaign trail with time spent sitting under an old spruce treein his backyard, reading Richard Nixon s newly released mem-oirs.He began a light exercise regimen, walking the five blocksfrom his house to the campaign headquarters and back.But withthe primary less than three months away, Cheney could hardlyafford to be out of circulation completely.Thus, while he wasconvalescing, his wife Lynne became something of an unofficial Stephen F [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.It was hard to believe. When I heard Dick Cheney s had a heart attack, says Cheney s brother-in-law, Mark Vincent, I thought it was his father. 18For Cheney, it was time to reevaluate his priorities. The firstquestion you ask is, My God, can I keep going with the cam-paign and everything, having had a heart attack? The policy fall- Stephen F.Hayes134out from it are people going to say, I can t work for him, he snot up to the job? Basic fundamental question of whether or notthis means you re going to have to lead some kind of sedentarylifestyle now and give up your political aspirations.The smartthing that some prudent person would do is quit this crazy lifeyou re leading.You had a heart attack.Just bag it, go home, takeit easy.You can t live your life like this and expect to survive withfamily obligations. 19Cheney had serious decisions to make.Would he continue hiscampaign for Congress? If so, how would he deal with the heartattack, a potentially decisive setback in a competitive three-wayprimary? And how would his condition affect his family? I hadto sort of pause and reflect and think about what I was going todo with the rest of my life. As he lay mulling over his future, Lynne walked into his hos-pital room one afternoon with a telegram from Jim Naughton, thereporter at the New York Times whom Cheney had dispatchedto Camp David for the bogus interview with President Ford.Shewas laughing out loud. I was in a hospital in Cheyenne.tubes running from everypart of my body, life s passing before my eyes.I m thirty-sevenyears old and had a heart attack, and I d stopped the campaign andso forth.I thought, Now what the hell s funny? There s noth-ing funny about this. She handed over the telegram, which wassigned only Naughton. It read: Dear Dick, I didn t do it. 20As he began to mend, Cheney consulted with his doctor, RickDavis. He said, Look, hard work never killed anybody. Hesaid, What is bad for you, what causes stress is doing somethingyou don t enjoy, having to spend your life living in a way youdon t want to live it. 21It was just what Cheney wanted to hear.Though already in-clined to stay in the race, he worried about the potential conse-quences, for his personal health and consequently for his family swell-being, of the inevitable stress that comes with public office.The heart attack would mean other dramatic changes.Cheneyquit his three-pack-a-day habit cold turkey.He also cut back oncoffee and began to watch what he ate.On Cheney s release from Cheyenne Memorial Hospital on Cheney135Thursday, June 29, Dr.Davis told reporters that the prognosiswas excellent for Dick s full and complete recovery.After a pe-riod of rest and recuperation at home he can expect to be able toresume a full and active schedule. 22Having decided to continue his campaign, Cheney and hissmall group of advisers considered how they would handle thepublicity generated by the heart attack.One option was a frankpublic discussion of the episode and its possible consequences.Sothe Cheney campaign filmed a thirty-second television ad knowninternally as Heart Attack. The spot featured Cheney, wearinga blue shirt, brown pants, and cowboy boots, sitting on a patchof grass speaking extemporaneously to five supporters in a circlearound him.In a voice approaching a murmur, Cheney matter-of-factly tells the group that the heart attack made him thinktwice about running for Congress but that he is determined toforge ahead because he enjoys being part of something beyondpersonal self-interest. The ad closes with an odd history les-son from Cheney. There s ample precedent certainly for peoplewho ve had heart attacks Dwight Eisenhower, LBJ for pur-suing active political careers, and I expect to be one of those. After reviewing the ad for several days, Cheney and his advis-ers decided the grim subject matter would be jarring for voters.The spot was never aired.In the end, Cheney decided to write a two-page postal patronletter to all potential voters in Wyoming.The letter explained theincident, provided a brief tutorial on managing cardiovasculardisease, and described the various lifestyle changes the heart at-tack had already produced.Cheney s doctor recommended taking a month off from ac-tive campaigning in order to recuperate.So Cheney hunkereddown at his house in Casper, balancing plans for his return to thecampaign trail with time spent sitting under an old spruce treein his backyard, reading Richard Nixon s newly released mem-oirs.He began a light exercise regimen, walking the five blocksfrom his house to the campaign headquarters and back.But withthe primary less than three months away, Cheney could hardlyafford to be out of circulation completely.Thus, while he wasconvalescing, his wife Lynne became something of an unofficial Stephen F [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]