Whaddaya say?... I want you to be my VP. I want you, you're ma vice. Well, George, I,...

[while sitting down to eat at Bush's ranch] George W. Bush: Whaddaya say?... I want you to be my VP. I want you, you're ma vice. Dick Cheney: Well, George, I, uh... I'm a CEO... of a large company. And I have been Secretary of Defense... and I have been White House Chief of Staff. The Vice Presidency is a mostly symbolic job. George W. Bush: Uh-huh. Dick Cheney: However, if we came to a, uh... different... understanding... I can handle the more mundane... jobs. Overseeing bureaucracy... military... energy... and, uh... foreign policy. [pause] George W. Bush: [Finishes cleaning chicken grease off his fingers and stares at Cheney for a few seconds, then points at him] That sounds good!

a three-hour window to get through... I meant you. I want you to be my VP. - You're the solution to my problems. - No. I'm CEO of a large company. I have been, uh, Secretary of Defense. I have been Chief of Staff. Uh, the vice presidency is mostly a symbolic job. Right, right. I can see how that wouldn't be, uh... enticing to you. However... the vice presidency is also defined by the president. And if we were to come to a, uh... different understanding... Uh-huh. Go on. I'm listenin'. I sense that, uh, you're a kinetic leader. You make decisions based on instinct.