John McCain - (Click)

Biography

Full Name: John Sidney McCain III
Party: Republican
Political Office: U.S. Senator from Arizona, elected 1986; reelected 1992, 1998, 2004; U.S. Representative from Arizona 1983-1987
Military Service: Pilot, U.S. Navy 1958-1981, retiring as captain; P.O.W. 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 1966; daughters Meghan, born 1984 and Bridget, born 1991, adopted from Bangladesh 1993; sons John IV, born 1986, and James, born 1988
Religion: Episcopalian
Home: Phoenix

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)