10 Questions For Mary Cheney

Did the campaign feel your story would be risky or could be helpful as outreach? We never had a conversation: Is this a positive? Is this a negative? It's not a political tool. It's my life.

The Vice President personally banned the New York Times from Air Force Two. Did you agree? I was very supportive of his position. There are lots of publications that want to get on the plane. Why don't we let someone on the plane who's going to give us a fair shake?

Now that your book is out, are you going to disappear again? [Laughs.] I never really was trying to be this mysterious figure. During both campaigns, I was rather busy trying to get my job done. There was a flood of phone calls that Heather and I got from reporters. My reaction was, I have other things to worry about.

Who among the Cheneys might carry on in the family business? I can totally imagine Liz [her sister, a senior State Department official] running. I think Liz would be a great candidate. Myself? I did not get the political bug.