John McCain
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John Sidney McCain III | |
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United States Senator from Arizona | |
Assumed office January 3, 1987 Serving with Jon Kyl | |
Preceded by | Barry Goldwater |
Succeeded by | Incumbent (2011) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district | |
In office January 3 1983 – January 3 1987 | |
Preceded by | John Jacob Rhodes |
Succeeded by | John Jacob Rhodes III |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | (1) Carol Shepp, divorced; (2) Cindy Hensley McCain |
Profession | Naval Aviator, Businessman |
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, decorated war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. He was a presidential candidate in the 2000 election, but was defeated by George W. Bush for the Republican nomination. On February 28, 2007, during a guest appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, McCain said he would be seeking the Republican Presidential nomination in the 2008 election, which he formally announced on April 25, 2007.[2] [3]
Early life and military career
McCain was born in Coco Solo in the then American-controlled Panama Canal Zone to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. and Roberta (Wright) McCain. Although McCain was not born within the a state of the United States, his US citizenship (and future eligibility to be elected to the presidency) was assured at birth both by jus sanguinis, since both of his parents were U.S. citizens, and jus soli, as the Canal Zone was at that time a United States possession. Both his father and grandfather were U.S. Navy admirals. His father commanded American forces in Vietnam while McCain was a prisoner of war. His grandfather John S. McCain, Sr. commanded naval aviation at the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. His mother is Roberta Wright (born 1912). He attended Episcopal High School and graduated in 1954. That autumn, McCain entered the United States Naval Academy, like his father and grandfather. He graduated in 1958.
In 1965, McCain married Carol Shepp, a model originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. McCain adopted his wife's two children Doug and Andy. He and Carol then had a daughter named Sidney. The couple were divorced on April 2, 1980.[4] After graduating from Annapolis, McCain trained as a naval aviator at Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christi, Texas. During a practice run in Corpus Christi, his aircraft crashed into Corpus Christi Bay, though he escaped without major injuries.[5] Eventually he graduated and became a naval light attack pilot.
Vietnam
McCain was again almost killed during July 29, 1967. While Forrestal cruised off the coast of Vietnam with its crew preparing to launch attacks, a Zuni rocket from an F-4 Phantom was accidentally fired across the carrier's deck. The rocket struck McCain's A-4E Skyhawk as the jet was preparing for launch.[6][7] The impact ruptured the Skyhawk's fuel tank, which ignited the fuel and knocked two bombs loose. McCain escaped from his jet by climbing out of the cockpit, working himself to the nose of the jet, and jumping off its refueling probe onto the burning deck of the aircraft carrier. Ninety seconds after the impact, one of the bombs exploded underneath his airplane. McCain was struck in the legs and chest by shrapnel. The ensuing fire killed 132 sailors, injured 62 others, destroyed at least 20 aircraft, and threatened to sink the ship.[8] A video of the incident has been made available by McCain's Presidential Exploratory Committee.[9]
After the Forrestal incident, McCain joined the VA-163 Saints on board the short-staffed Oriskany. Before McCain's arrival, on October 26, 1966, a mishandled flare caused a deck fire, resulting in the death of 44 crew, including 24 pilots, and the Oriskany underwent significant repairs.
Prisoner of war
On October 26, 1967, McCain's A-4 Skyhawk was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile, landing in North Vietnam's Truc Bach Lake, near Hanoi. McCain broke both arms and a leg after ejecting from his plane.[10] After he regained consciousness, a mob gathered around him, spat on him, kicked him and stripped him of his clothing. He was then tortured by soldiers from North Vietnam, who crushed his shoulder with the butt of a rifle and bayoneted him in his left foot and abdominal area. He was then transported to the Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the "Hanoi Hilton".[11][10]
Once McCain arrived at the prison, he was placed in a cell and interrogated daily. When McCain refused to provide any information to his captors, he was beaten until he lost consciousness.[12]
When it was discovered his father was the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command, (CINCPAC), commander of all U.S. forces in Vietnam, he was offered a chance to return home. McCain turned down the offer of repatriation due to his belief in the principle of "first in, first out": he would only accept the offer if every man taken in before him was released as well.[13]
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McCain signed an anti-American propaganda message as a result of rigorous torture methods, which to this day have left him incapable of raising his arms above his head.[14] They tried to force him to sign a second statement, and this time he refused. He received two to three beatings per week because of his continued refusal.[15]
McCain was held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years, mostly in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", and was finally released from captivity in 1973, having been a POW for almost an extra five years due to his earlier refusal to accept an out-of-sequence repatriation offer.[16] McCain was reinstated to flight status and became Commanding Officer of the VA-174 Hellrazors, the East Coast A-7 Corsair II Navy training squadron.[17]
In 1976 he became the Navy's liaison to the Senate.[18] He retired from the Navy in 1981 as a captain.[19] During his military career, he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, and a Distinguished Flying Cross.[20]
McCain is one of five veterans from the Vietnam War currently serving in the United States Senate; the others are Thomas Carper (D-DE), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), and Jim Webb (D-VA).[21]
A television film entitled Faith Of My Fathers, based on McCain's memoir of his experiences as a POW, aired on Memorial Day, 2005 on A&E.[22]
Political career
House and Senate
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In 1980, McCain married Cindy Hensley[19] and moved to Phoenix. There he went to work for her father's Anheuser-Busch beer distributorship, where he gained political support among the local business community.[18] When John Jacob Rhodes, the longtime Republican congressman from Arizona's 1st congressional district, announced his retirement, McCain ran for the seat as a Republican in 1982 and won.[23] In 1986, upon Republican Senator Barry Goldwater's retirement, McCain was elected to succeed him.[18]
2000 presidential primary
In 1997, TIME named him as one of the "25 Most Influential People in America".[24] His best-selling family memoir, Faith of My Fathers (1999), helped propel his presidential run. McCain skipped the Iowa caucus, focusing instead on the New Hampshire primary. In visits to towns he gave a ten-minute talk focused on campaign reform issues, then announced he would stay until he answered every question that everyone had. He made over 200 stops, talking in every town in New Hampshire in an example of "retail politics" that overcame Bush's famous name. He won by 49-30, and suddenly was the celebrity of the hour. Analysts predicted that a McCain victory in the crucial primary in South Carolina would give him unstoppable momentum. However, McCain lost South Carolina, allowing Bush to regain the momentum. Analysts attribute McCain's loss in South Carolina to Bush's mobilization of the state's evangelical voters. Each side made allegations of negative campaigning against the other. There was alleged to have been a push polling campaign by the Bush camp, in which telephone calls were made to conservative Republican voters in the so-called Deep South, allegedly to ask them whether they would support McCain if he had an illegitimate interracial daughter with a black woman. McCain in fact has an adopted daughter from Bangladesh. Accounts of this are covered in the books, Bush's Brain and Boy Genius.[25] Additionally, conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh entered the fray supporting Bush.
McCain never completely recovered from his defeat in South Carolina, although he did recover partially by winning in Michigan and Arizona. However, he made serious mistakes that negated any momentum he may have regained with the Michigan victory. In Virginia, he began criticizing conservative Christian leaders Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. McCain lost the Virginia primary and then, a week later, went on to lose 9 of the 13 primaries on Super Tuesday. His overall loss on that day has been attributed to his going "off message", ineffectively accusing Bush of being anti-Catholic in response to his visit to Bob Jones University[26] and getting into a verbal battle with leaders of the Religious Right.[27] McCain would go on to win a few more primaries (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont), but in a two-man contest he was unable to catch up.
2004 presidential election
McCain publicly praised President Bush during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. He often praised Bush's management since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. McCain's reputation as a moderate appealed to many voters who found President Bush too conservative, and in the 2000 elections, many thought of Bush as the more conservative candidate and McCain as the more moderate candidate. In fact, according to Voteview.com,[28] McCain's voting record in the 109th Congress was the third most conservative among senators.[29] However, his voting record during the 107th Congress, from January 2001 through November 2002, placed him as the 6th most liberal Republican senator, according to the same analysis at voteview.com.[30]
McCain's colleague, and also the 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee, John Kerry of Massachusetts, reportedly asked McCain to be his running mate.[31]
McCain accused the "Swift Boat" campaign against Kerry of being "dishonest and dishonorable."[32]
2008 presidential race
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McCain announced he is seeking the 2008 Presidential nomination from the GOP on the February 28, 2007, telecast of the Late Show With David Letterman. On April 25, 2007, shortly after noon in Prescott Park on the waterfront of Portsmouth, NH McCain officially started his 2008 presidential campaign. He then visited Manchester, NH on the same day before starting a planned three day campaign rally in South Carolina, Iowa, Nevada, and Arizona.
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Should McCain win in 2008, he would be the oldest person to assume the Presidency in history at initial ascension to office, being 72 years old and surpassing Ronald Reagan, who was 69 years old at his inauguration following the 1980 election. He has dismissed concerns about his age and past health concerns (malignant melanoma in 2000), stating in 2005 that his health was "excellent."[33][34] In the event of his victory in 2008, he would also become the first President of the United States to be born in a U.S. territory outside of the current 50 states.
McCain's oft-cited strengths[35] as a presidential candidate in 2008 include national name recognition, sponsorship of major lobbying and campaign finance reform initiatives, leadership in exposing the Abramoff scandal,[36] military service (including years as a tortured POW), competing in the 2000 presidential campaign (where he won the New Hampshire primary), extensive fund-raising abilities, strong advocacy for President Bush's re-election campaign in 2004, and nominee for Vice President. A Time Magazine poll dated January 2007 shows McCain trailing Hillary Clinton by 1%; results also indicate that more Americans are familiar with McCain than any of the other frontrunners, including Republican candidate and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Democratic hopeful Senator Barack Obama.[37] During the 2006 election cycle, McCain attended 346 events and raised more than $10.5 million on behalf of Republican candidates. He also donated nearly $1.5 million to federal, state and county parties.
In May 2006, McCain gave the commencement address at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. During his 2000 presidential bid, McCain had called Falwell an "agent of intolerance." With significant coverage during the campaign, McCain said that he would never back down from his earlier statement. His later appearance at Liberty University prompted questions about the McCain-Falwell relationship and a possible presidential run in 2008. McCain backtracked and stated that Falwell was no longer as divisive and the two have discussed their shared values.[38] McCain delivered a similar address at The New School commencement in Madison Square Garden. McCain was received by boos, jeers, and several students and professors turned their backs or waved fliers reading "McCain does not speak for me."[39] McCain's speech mentioned his unwavering support for the Iraq War and focused on hearing opposing viewpoints, listening to each other, and the relevance of opposition in a democracy.[40] At the recent inauguration of Alabama governor Bob Riley, McCain mentioned the incumbent as a possible running mate in the 2008 election.
He hired a board member of the Project for the New American Century, Randy Scheunemann, as his foreign-policy aide.[41]
In April 2007, McCain delivered three policy speeches. These focused on Iraq, the U.S. Economy, and on Energy.
Sen. McCain's April 11 speech on Iraq was delivered to the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Corps of Cadets after his return from Iraq. His speech centered on his support for a new strategy in Iraq and his opposition to Democratic efforts towards troop withdrawal.[42]The U.S. Senator repeated his criticism of the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq War on April 29, 2007 in Elko, Nevada, and stated that Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one the worst defense secretaries in history.[43]
Sen. McCain delivered an April 16 speech on the U.S. Economy to the Economic Club of Memphis. In his speech, McCain criticized wasteful spending and reiterated his promise to make any sponsors of pork or earmarks "famous" when he becomes President.[44]
Sen. McCain delivered an April 23 speech on Energy policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington D.C. His speech connected energy independence with national security, climate change, and the environment. McCain proposed increasing ethanol imports, moving from exploration to production of plug-in electric vehicles, and better harnessing nuclear power much as Europe has managed to do.[45]
McCain participated in the first 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates Debate on May 3, 2007, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library along with the other Republican presidential contenders. The debate was sponsored by MSNBC, politico.com, The Reagan Library, and Nancy Reagan.
McCain's second-quarter 2007 fundraising totals were poor, with intake falling from $13.6 million in the first quarter to $11.2 million in the second, and expenses continuing such that only $2 million cash was on hand with about $1 million[46] in debts. Both McCain supporters and political observers pointed to McCain's support for the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, very unpopular among the Republican base electorate, as a primary cause of his fundraising problems. Large-scale campaign staff downsizing took place in early July, with 50 to 100 staffers let go and others taking pay cuts or switching to no pay. McCain's aides said the campaign was considering taking public matching funds, and would focus its efforts on the early primary and caucus states. McCain however said he was not considering dropping out of the race.[47][48] Campaign shakeups reached the top level on July 10, 2007, when his campaign manager and campaign chief strategist both departed.[49]
Political positions
A lifelong moderate Republican,[50] McCain's American Conservative Union total rating is 82 percent with a 65 percent rating for 2006.[51] However, McCain has supported some initiatives not agreed upon by his own party and has been called a "maverick" by certain members of the American media.[52]
McCain's reputation as a maverick stems from his active sponsorship of gun control legislation, authorship of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill, support for legalizing the status of illegal aliens, his mixed record on environmental issues and affirmative action, and opposition to President Bush's $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years, which are also known as the Bush Tax cuts. McCain later switched on the issue by saying he favored the tax cuts. [5]
McCain also has some traditionally Republican views that include: a strong pro-life voting record, a strong free trade voting record (including a 100% rating from the Cato Institute), wanting private social security accounts, being against socialized health care, supporting school vouchers, supporting the death penalty, supporting mandatory sentencing, and supporting welfare reform. [6]
According to a review[53] by Gun Owners of America (GOA), "in 2001, McCain went from being a supporter of anti-gun bills to being a lead sponsor." Further, McCain was a key sponsor of what GOA calls the "odious McCain-Feingold Incumbent Protection Act. This legislation, characterized by its proponents as campaign finance reform, severely limits the abilities of groups like GOA to inform the public about the gun rights voting records of politicians already in office. In many cases, it becomes illegal to even mention a politician's name in on-air advertising the month before an election."[54]
McCain supports legalizing the status of illegal aliens already present in the United States and giving them an avenue toward citizenship. He has also frequently supported increases in guest worker visas and legal immigration. He was among the most prominent Senators pushing for these policies in the immigration debates of 2006 and 2007, and at one point was a cosponsor of one bill with Ted Kennedy.[55]
Appearances on radio, television and in movies
He made a cameo in the 2005 summer movie Wedding Crashers.
He has been a regular guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and is a good friend of the host Jon Stewart.[56] In McCain's most recent appearance on the show, Stewart claimed that McCain had been a guest on the Daily Show more times than any other person.
McCain hosted the October 12, 2002, episode of Saturday Night Live, making him the third U.S. Senator after Paul Simon and George McGovern, to host the show.[57]
McCain is interviewed in the 2005 documentary Why We Fight by Eugene Jarecki.[58]
McCain made a brief cameo on the television show 24.[59]
He appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2005 in a bit entitled Secrets.[60]
A 2005 made-for-TV movie, Faith of My Fathers, was based on John McCain's memoirs of his experience in the Vietnam War.[61]
Personal life
McCain lives with his second wife Cindy Hensley McCain in Phoenix. She is the chair of the large Anheuser-Busch beer and liquor distributor Hensley & Company, founded by her father.[62][63] Cindy suffered a stroke in April 2004 due to high blood pressure, but appears to have made a full recovery.[64]
In 1979, McCain was living with his first wife when he met Cindy. Her wealth and looks led to news reports that "Mr. McCain abandoned his wife, who had reared their three children while he was in a prison in Vietnam, and he then began his political career with the resources of his new wife's family." [65]. He has since reconciled with his first wife and their children.
McCain has a history, beginning with his military career, of lucky charms and superstitions to gain fortune. While serving in Vietnam, he demanded that his parachute rigger clean his visor before each flight. On the 2000 campaign, he carried a lucky compass, feather, shoes, pen, penny and, at times, a rock. An incident when McCain misplaced his feather caused a brief panic in the campaign.[66]
McCain has been treated for recurrent skin cancer, including melanoma, in 1993, 2000, and 2002.[67]
He has seven children and four grandchildren. McCain adopted his first wife Carol's sons (Doug and Andy), and he and Carol had a daughter, (Sydney). He has three biological children with his wife Cindy — Meghan, John Sidney IV, and James; in addition, he and Cindy adopted a daughter, Bridget, from a Bangladeshi orphanage run by Mother Teresa. McCain's daughter Meghan recently graduated from Columbia University. His son John is currently enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy, and his son James enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2006, and began recruit training in September 2006.[68]
Awards
- Awarded the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross for distinguished military service[69]
- On February 13, 2007, the World Leadership Forum presented Senator John McCain with the Policymaker of the Year Award, at a private ceremony in Washington. The World Leadership Forum’s annual ‘Policymaker of the Year’ Award is given to a living individual who has created, inspired or strongly influenced important policy or legislation. The nationality or domicile of candidates has no influence on the outcome; the sole criterion is the quality of leadership shown.
- On December 5, 2006, McCain was awarded the Henry M. Jackson Distinguished Service Award by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.
- On September 28, 2005, The Eisenhower Institute awarded him the Eisenhower Leadership Prize.[70] The prize recognizes individuals whose lifetime accomplishments reflect Dwight D. Eisenhower’s legacy of integrity and leadership.
- In December 2004, McCain became an Honorary Patron of the University Philosophical Society at Trinity College Dublin.[71]
Electoral history
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||
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1982 | William E. Hegarty | 41,261 | 31% | John McCain | 89,116 | 66% | Richard K. Dodge | Libertarian | 4,850 | 4% | |||
1984 | Harry W. Braun | 45,609 | 22% | John McCain | 162,418 | 78% |
Works
- Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
- Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, October 2005) ISBN 1-4000-6412-0
- Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, April 2004) ISBN 1-4000-6030-3
- Odysseus in America by Jonathan Shay, Max Cleland, John S. McCain (Scribner, November 2002) ISBN 0-7432-1156-1
- Worth the Fighting for: A Memoir by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, September 2002) ISBN 0-375-50542-3
- Unfinished Business: Afghanistan, the Middle East and Beyond — Defusing the Dangers That Threaten America's Security by Harlan Ullman, John S. McCain (Citadel Press, June 2002) ISBN 0-8065-2431-6
- Faith of My Fathers by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, August 1999) ISBN 0-375-50191-6
- The Reminiscences of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., U.S. Navy (retired) by John S. McCain (U.S. Naval Institute, 1999) ISBN B0006RY8ZK
See also
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(help) - ^ "McCAIN, John Sidney, III, (1936 - )". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ ""Senator John S. McCain to Receive 2005 Eisenhower Leadership Prize"" (Press release). The Eisenhower Institute. 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
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(help) - ^ a b Election Statistics from the Clerk of the House of Representatives
- Michael Barone, et al. The Almanac of American Politics: 2006 (2005) pp 93–98
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- "Views on Iraq Strategy," CBS News, January 12, 2007
- "The Case for McCain," National Review at JohnMcCain.com, March 9, 2007
- "McCain v. Reid," Time, April 20, 2007
- "It's A Matter Of Honor," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2007
- "Be Afraid of President McCain," Reason Magazine, April 2007
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