Cheney
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...039230,00.html

Back to Abe Lincoln:
http://www.civil-liberties.com/pages/did_lincoln.htm

Clinton:
http://www.injusticeline.com/freespch.html

1798 onward; more about freedom of press, but some arrests mentioned
http://hnn.us/articles/392.html

http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2002/9-...-11_essay.html
Throughout U.S. history, civil liberties, including press freedom, have been threatened during times of war. The months after the September 11 attacks were no exception—the U.S. Congress passed legislation curtailing certain civil rights, and the Bush administration, aside from suggesting that criticism could be construed as unpatriotic, asserted a broad right to keep its activities secret from the public. While both these trends have dissipated somewhat during the last few months, they could re-emerge if the U.S. decides to go to war with Iraq.
http://www.nhindymedia.org/newswire/...4421/index.php
Police eventually led protestors down the road and away from the prying eyes of the press to make their arrest.