David Addington | |
|---|---|
 Addington in July 2006 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States | |
| In office November 1, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Scooter Libby |
| Succeeded by | Ron Klain |
| General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
| In office August 12, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Paul Beach (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John McNeil (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Spears Addington January 22, 1957 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) Duke University (JD) |
David Spears Addington (born January 22, 1957) is an American lawyer who was legal counsel (2001–2005) and chief of staff (2005–2009) to Vice President Dick Cheney.[1] He was the vice president of domestic and economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation from 2010[2][3][4][5] to 2016.[6]
During 21 years of U.S. government service, Addington worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, the Reagan White House, the Department of Defense, four congressional committees, and in the Office of the Vice President.[7] He was appointed to replace I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr. as Cheney's chief of staff upon Libby's resignation when Libby was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice on October 28, 2005.[8] Addington was described by U.S. News & World Report as "the most powerful man you've never heard of" in May 2006.[9]
- ^ Dreyfuss, Robert (April 17, 2006). "Vice Squad". The American Prospect. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- ^ Heilbrunn, Jacob (August 30, 2010). "David Addingtons Return to Power". The National Interest. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (August 31, 2010). "Making a Mockery of Advocating Limited Government". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jack (September 6, 2010). "Addington to Heritage". Lawfare. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Victor, Kirk (May 2011). "David S. Addington: A Second Act". Washingtonian. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "Heritage Welcomes Senate Aide and Academic James Wallner as New Head of Research". The Heritage Foundation. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Statement by the Vice President". whitehouse.gov. October 31, 2005. Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ Olbermann, Keith (November 4, 2005). "Cheney's new chief of staff controversial". NBC News.
- ^ Chitra Ragavan (May 29, 2006). "Cheney's Guy". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on June 2, 2006.