Lynne Cheney's new book: her "Homecoming Queen world" was not open to African Americans, gays

Lynne Cheney On The VP, Gays And Her Book
Vice President's Wife Takes Sunday Morning Back To Her Roots

CASPER, Wyo., Oct. 7, 2007

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Her new book is largely a celebration of the joys of growing up in the West in the '40s and '50, which Braver's husband helped publish along with several others of Lynne Cheney's books. In "Blue Skies, No Fences," Cheney acknowledges that her world of prom dates and being homecoming queen was not open to everyone - African Americans, for example. And she writes that the times "were hard on kids who were gay." It's an issue that Cheney is sensitive to as the mother of a gay daughter.

"I think the society has evolved," she said. "I've evolved in my way of thinking, but I think the whole society has evolved. You know, my mother had a rule which was people are just people."

There has been some speculation that with her knack for politicking, Lynne Cheney might launch her own political career, once her husband's term is over. One article called her the "GOP's Hillary Clinton." But Lynne Cheney says not so fast.

She says she is confident the Republican presidential candidate will continue Bush/Cheney policies, even though some critics say that this administration will go down as the worst in history.