McCain had supported the Apache as Navy liaison but later acknowledged his attempt to share in the glory of the local contract award was "a bit of a stretch. But Tower quickly issued a counter news release confirming that McCain had indeed recommended the Apache.
He wanted to win so badly that he'd tell people whatever they wanted to hear. On Sept. Russell was second 12, votes , Mack third 10, votes and Carlson-West fourth 9, votes. According to Russell, McCain's early and effective use of television advertising helped him clinch victory. Carlson-West's decision to stay in the race also helped McCain, Russell said.
The congressional district was so solidly Republican that McCain had Rhodes' seat locked up after the primary. He made short work of his Democratic opponent, Bill Hegarty, thumping him by a more than margin in the Nov. Many have told the tale of McCain winning the 1st Congressional District by wearing out three pairs of shoes, with the final pair immortalized in bronze by Cindy. McCain's footwear definitely took a beating during the race, but it was more greenbacks than soles that swept McCain into the House of Representatives.
McCain's first campaign benefited from his wife's personal wealth, some of which had been tied up in a trust set up in by her parents, Jim and Marguerite "Smitty" Hensley. In , the trust expired and was dissolved, giving Cindy a half interest in Western Leasing Co. Potter also is a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission. Western Leasing was not the only income the McCains had in And it wasn't something Jim Hensley had given her for the campaign. Under election rules, it was legal for McCain to tap his wife's assets, as well as his own, when making personal loans to the campaign.
In , the rules were rewritten, with tighter guidelines on the use of family money. Although for the most part McCain's House years found him a fairly typical Reagan era conservative, from Day 1 he clearly was a little different from his peers. He got to go only after some drama. The Vietnamese government initially balked at providing McCain a visa.
Once in Hanoi, Cronkite and McCain made a stop at a monument marking the fall of "the famous air pirate" blown out of the sky in McCain, the man immortalized by the landmark, mingled with Vietnamese onlookers eager to shake his hand.
In fall , he bucked President Ronald Reagan by voting against a resolution allowing the White House to keep Marines deployed in Lebanon for another 18 months. The resolution passed. The next month, a terrorist truck bomb shattered the Marines' barracks in Beirut, killing soldiers.
Reflecting on the resolution in "Worth the Fighting For," McCain notes that the approval already was a done deal, "so I can hardly claim my dissenting vote was a singular act of political courage.
My press secretary, Torie Clarke, began receiving interview requests from national print and broadcast media. I was gratified by the attention and eager for more.
For more stories that matter, subscribe to azcentral. Facebook Twitter Email. John McCain's marriage, move to Arizona helped launch political career. Show Caption. Their life together and the lessons Cindy says she learned — which even now she leans on as a widow and steward of John's legacy — are the spine of her new memoir, Stronger , which is exclusively excerpted in this week's issue of PEOPLE.
A certain shared humor, as husband and wife, was a needed bit of brightness in the heaviest times. Stronger recounts some of the McCain family's hardships — her prescription pill addiction in the s, a serious stroke from which she recovered in the s, John's failed campaigns — and their joys, including adopting youngest daughter Bridget from Bangladesh.
In her book, Cindy also reflects on her evolving self-image: times when she craved John's support and times when she longed to be away from the glare of his spotlight. And while Cindy was adamant that they keep their family based in Phoenix while John spent work weeks in Washington, D. Though her memoir recounts some of her experiences then, she chose not to use the book to address rumors of infidelity and tension.
She made news in when she admitted to a painkiller addiction and said she had stolen drugs from AVMT. She was not charged with a crime, but agreed to repay the AVMT and attend a drug treatment facility. She actively campaigned for her husband during his successful bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. The McCains have four children: Meghan b.
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