Sen. John McCain

Sen. John McCain: Summary

Recent Role:: Himself on Saturday Night Live

Birthday:: 8-29-1936

Birthplace:: U.S. Panama Canal Zone

Birth Name:: John Sidney McCain III

AKA:: John McCain, Senator John McCain, John Sidney McCain III, John S. McCain

Sen. John McCain is an American politician, and Vietnam War veteran. McCain, a Navy pilot, at the time, became a prisoner of war October 26, 1967; after his A-4 Skyhawk was shot down over Vietnam. McCain was kept as a prisoner of war for five-and-a-half years, from October 26, 1967 to 1973. McCain has been an U.S. Senator from Arizona since 1987. McCain was a presidential candidate in the 2000...

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Presidential election draws historic ratings
Barack Obama's decisive victory in Tuesday's election dominates television; 14 networks rope in 71.5 million viewers.
- 11/06/08 12:48 PM
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McCain to Letterman: "I screwed up"
Republican presidential nominee cops to dissing David Letterman, holds his own in make-up appearance.
- 10/17/08 11:11 AM
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Election battleground invades television
Palin set to meet Tina Fey and the rest of SNL; McCain returns to Letterman; Obama buys primetime.
- 10/13/08 3:11 PM
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John McCain disses Letterman, Dave bites back
Presidential candidate John McCain says he can't do David Letterman's show, but is seen talking to Katie Couric instead.
- 09/25/08 5:20 PM
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In March of 2008, Senator John McCain won the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States. (edit)
McCain's youngest son, James, joined the Marines in 2006. (edit)
McCain told Larry King that he hiked from rim to rim of the Grand Canyon during the summer of 2006. He said, "It was fun, it was exhilarating and it almost killed me."(edit)
McCain's 2nd wife Cindy is the chairman of Anheuser-Busch.(edit)
McCain is a member of the Gang of 14 which is a term that was coined to describe 14 members of the 109th US Congress comprised of 7 Republicans and 7 Democrats. The Gang of 14 was an organized a filibuster to prevent the nomination of US Supreme Court Judges appointed by George Bush. (edit)