On February 11, 2006, then-United States vice president Dick Cheney accidentally shot Harry Whittington, a then-78-year-old Texas attorney, with a 28-gauge Perazzi shotgun (S/N: 115288) while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas.Both Cheney and Whittington called the incident an accident. The incident was reported to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on …
In February 2006, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney “accidentally shot and wounded” Texas lawyer and Bush campaign contributor Harry Whittington during a quail hunt in southern Texas. The birdshot wounds Whittington sustained were treated at Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christi (Texas), with doctors giving the patient a ...
Harry M. Whittington (born March 3, 1927) is an American lawyer, real estate investor, and political figure from Austin, Texas, who received international media attention following an incident on February 11, 2006, when he was accidentally shot in the face, neck, and torso by Vice President Dick Cheney while hunting quail with two women on a ranch in Kenedy County, …
Dec 25, 2018 · Harry Whittington Apologizes for Getting Shot in the Face by Dick Cheney On February 11, 2006, Harry Whittington was accidentally shot by Vice-President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip in ...
President Dick CheneyWASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a campaign contributor during a weekend quail hunt on a friend's South Texas ranch, local authorities and the vice president's office said Sunday.Feb 13, 2006
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, Whittington was accidentally shot by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip, at a ranch in south Texas. Most of the damage from the shotgun blast was to the right side of his body, including damage to his face, neck, and chest; causing a collapsed lung.
In one of the most famous duels in American history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist Alexander Hamilton.
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Jesse PlemonsIn the film Vice, director Adam McKay weaves together the stories of Cheney (Christian Bale) and the people in his inner circle, like his wife Lynne (Amy Adams) and mentor Donald Rumsfeld (Steve Carell), but still carves out time to introduce a character named Kurt (Jesse Plemons), the narrator who the filmmakers ...Dec 25, 2018
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For other uses, see Harry Whittington (disambiguation). Harry M. Whittington (born March 3, 1927) is an American lawyer, real estate investor, and political figure from Austin, Texas, who received international media attention following an incident on February 11, 2006, ...
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, Whittington was accidentally shot by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip, at a ranch in south Texas. Most of the damage from the shotgun blast was to the right side of his body, including damage to his face, neck, and chest; causing a collapsed lung. He was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance and put into intensive care. The accident was not announced in the news media until the White House confirmed the incident to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times approximately 12 hours after the incident.
Doctors did not remove all the pellets from Whittington's body. They estimated that there were "less than 150 or 200" pellets lodged in his body immediately after the shooting, and about 30 pieces of shot were expected to remain inside him for the rest of his life.
Harry Whittington Apologizes for Getting Shot in the Face by Dick Cheney On February 11, 2006, Harry Whittington was accidentally shot by Vice-President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip in Texas. The White House did not confirm the incident until approximately 12 hours after it happened, sparking a media frenzy.
Doctors had to leave about 30 birdshot pellets in Whittington’s body, and one still affects his voice today, The Washington Post reported in 2010. His voice has a slight warble from a piece in his larynx. His eye socket, hairline, and hand still have pellets in them too, with a bump marking each spot.