John McCain

John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States election. McCain followed his father and grandfather, both four-star admirals, into the United States Navy, graduating 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 was almost killed in ... More

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  • Aug 29, 1936 (age 75 years)

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  • John Sidney McCain III,
  • Sen. John McCain,
  • Senator John McCain,
  • McCain,
  • The Mac,
  • The Maverick,
  • White Tornado,
  • The Sheriff
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United States Senator of Arizona, United States of America

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