“After talking for nearly 10 hours, I had one last question. Had Cheney ever apologized? Whittington leveled his gaze at me. ‘I’m not going to get into that,’ he said after a short pause. His face was set. I could sense his discomfort. Harry Whittington wouldn’t lie. He was too gracious for that.” Harry Whittington died at the age of 95. He was an accomplished guy who lived a long life, but he will be remembered by historians as the guy who got shot by Dick Cheney. In this very interesting read, Paul Farhi dispels the myths about that incident. WaPo (Gift Article): The thing Harry Whittington refused to lie about.