Group Project
Rico Allen
Paul Dover
Vivian Inandan
Deymond Lashley
James Namata
John Sidney McCain III
• Born in Coco Solo, Panama
Canal Zone (Aug. 8 1936)
• U.S. Naval Academy Graduate
(1958)
• Naval Aviator (1958-77)
• POW Vietnam (1967-73)
• Senate Naval Liaison (1977-
82)
• U.S. House of Representatives
(1982-86) Arizona
• U.S. Senate (1986-Present)
Arizona
• 2008 Republican Presidential
Candidate??????
Office of Senator John McCain
Family Legacy
• U.S. Naval Academy
Graduates
• John III 1958 (top)
Captain at retirement
• John Jr. 1931 (middle)
Admiral at retirement
• John Sr. 1906 (bottom)
Admiral at
retirement/death-
promoted posthumously
U.S. Naval Academy
Elder McCains in WWII
U.S. Naval Historical Center
Early Military Years
John McCain in 1967 fire onboard the USS Forrestal (134
1965 sailors killed and 20 aircraft destroyed)
The Library of Congress U.S. Navy
Shot Down / POW
McCain is shot down and captured in Truc Bach Lake while
bombing the Hanoi power plant
The Library of Congress
Prized Prisoner
The capture is still commemorated
at the former „Hanoi Hilton‟ and at
the crash site
KJLL AM 1330 Margy & Pat Shuster
Captivity
Held in Hanoi from
October 26th 1967 to
March 14th 1973
Alexander Brunner Office of Senator John McCain
Hanoi Hilton
Marymount School
Coming Home
Stars and Stripes UPI/Corbis-Bettmann
Political Beginnings
Office of Senator John McCain
Run for Congress
• Elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives in 1982 and
1984
• Replaced the retiring Barry
Goldwater in the U.S. Senate
in 1986; re-elected in 1992,
1998, and 2004
• Has never been elected by a
majority of less than 20%
Office of Senator John McCain
Political Clout
Popular on the Left: Popular on the Right:
• Shows independence • Opposes abortion and
from the “religious right” same-sex marriage
• Opposes to Bush tax • Supports cuts in
cuts in 2001 government spending to
reach a balanced budget
• Willingness to question
the Administration‟s • Advocates pro-active
tactics in the War on (non-isolationist) foreign
Terror policy
Office of Senator John McCain
Major Victory
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
McCain 2008??????
Summary