Following the September 11 , 2001 attacks , Cheney remained physically apart from Bush for security reasons . For a period , Cheney stayed at a variety of undisclosed locations , out of public view . Cheney later revealed in his memoir '' In My Time '' that these " undisclosed locations " included his official Vice Presidential residence , his home in Wyoming , and Camp David . He also utilized a heavy security detail , employing a motorcade of 12 to 18 government vehicles for his daily commute from the Vice Presidential residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory to the White House
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
Dick Cheney