John McCain
Saturday, January 12th, 2008Biography
Full Name: John Sidney McCain III
Party: Republican Party: http://mccain.senate.gov/public/
Political Office: U.S. Senator from Arizona, elected 1986; reelected 1992, 1998, 2004; U.S. Representative from AZ, 1983-1987
Military Service: Pilot, U.S. Navy 1958-1981, retiring as captain; POW in Vietnam, 1967-1973
Date of Birth: August 29, 1936
Place of Birth: Panama Canal Zone
Education: B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1958; grad., the National War College, 1974
Spouse: married (2d) Cindy Hensley, 1980
Children: adopted sons Douglas and Andrew of first wife, Carol (m. 1965; div. 1980); daughter Sidney (with wife Carol), born 1980; daughters Meghan and Bridget (born and adopted, 1991); sons John IV and James
Religion: Episcopalian
Home: Phoenix, AZ
Campaign Web Site: http://www.johnmccain.com/
Books
By John McCain: Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them [summer 2007]; Character is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember [2005]; Why Courage Matters: the Way to a Braver Life [2004]; Worth the Fighting For [2002]; Faith of my Fathers [1999]
About: Man of the People: The Life of John McCain, by Paul Alexander [2002]; Citizen McCain, by Elizabeth Drew [2002]; John McCain: An American Odyssey, by Robert Timberg [1999] (updated from Timberg’s 1995 book, The Nightingale’s Song)
The Caucus: Posts on John McCain
Information From Votesmart.org
John McCain on:
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnA7v1B8Vcg
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/johnmccain

