John McCain






John McCain

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born
August 29, 1936

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male

place of birth
Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Politics


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John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican candidate in the 2008 United States Presidential Election.

McCain graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. He became a naval aviator, flying ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, he nearly lost his life in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. In October 1967, while on a bombing mission over Hanoi, he was shot down, badly injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese. He was a prisoner of war until 1973. McCain experienced episodes of torture, and refused an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer. His war wounds left him with lifelong physical limitations.

He retired from the Navy as a captain ...more




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Faith of My Fathers: A Family... Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
by John McCain
avg rating 3.61 — 539 ratings — published 1999
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Worth the Fighting for: A Memo... Worth the Fighting for: A Memoir
by John McCain, Mark Salter
avg rating 3.32 — 105 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Why Courage Matters: The Way t... Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life
by John McCain
avg rating 3.36 — 100 ratings — published 2004
6 editions
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Character Is Destiny: Inspirin... Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember
by John McCain, Mark Salter
avg rating 3.78 — 59 ratings — published 2005
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Hard Call: Great Decisions and... Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
by John McCain, Mark Salter
avg rating 3.34 — 50 ratings — published 2007
6 editions
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Senator John McCain's Concessi... Senator John McCain's Concession Speech
by John McCain
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2008
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Examination of Cable Rates Examination of Cable Rates
by John McCain
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Character Is Destiny Character Is Destiny
by John McCain, Mark Salter
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Character Is Destiny Character Is Destiny
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Hard Call Hard Call
by John McCain, Mark Salter, Daniel Kelly (Read by)
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"In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her. "
John McCain (Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir)
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"I'm not President Bush"
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""Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.""
John McCain (Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir)
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