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'''Roberta Wright McCain''' (b. 7 February 1912, [[Oklahoma]]) is the mother of Senator [[John McCain]], the [[Republican]] candidate for president in 2008, whom she has described as ''"a leader from the very beginning''."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQsckD9trn4&eurl=http://evangelicalsformccain.org/meetthesenator.htm ''John McCain: Courageous Service'']. Interview with Roberta McCain. Accessed 5 March 2008</ref>  
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| name        = Roberta Wright McCain
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| image      = Roberta McCain at the 1992 launching of USS John S. McCain (DDG-56).jpg
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| caption    = Roberta McCain at the 1992 launching of [[USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)]]
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| birth_place = [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]], [[Oklahoma]]
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| known_for  = Widow of [[Admiral]] [[John S. McCain, Jr.]]<br />Mother of U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate [[John McCain]]
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| spouse      = [[John S. McCain, Jr.]] from 1933 to 1981
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In early 2008, despite John McCain having just won the [[New Hampshire]] and [[South Carolina]] primaries, Roberta McCain declared that she did not think her son ''"has any"'' support by the Republican base. [[CNN]] senior political analyst Gloria Borger observed that ''"now we know where McCain gets all the straight talk from. We think it's his mother."''<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/items/200801280010 CNN's Borger on McCain's mother]</ref>
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'''Roberta Wright McCain''' (born [[February 7]], [[1912]]) is the widow of [[Admiral]] [[John S. McCain, Jr.]] (married from 1933 to 1981) and mother of [[Arizona]] [[Senator]] and former Republican [[presidential candidate]] [[John McCain|John S. McCain III]].
  
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She is shy around publicity and her son John largely omitted her from his best-selling book. She told [[Time Magazine]] in 2000, when [[John McCain]] first ran for president:
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==Background==
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Roberta Wright and her twin sister, Rowena, were born in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]], [[Oklahoma]] on February 7, 1912. Her parents, [[Archibald Wright]], a [[Los Angeles]] [[oil]] [[wildcatter]], and Myrtle Fletcher, were married in [[Cleburne, Texas]], on June 18, 1901.
  
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:''"I am so shy and so nervous that I couldn't tell you anything. I can't think on my feet. I would have a heart attack or jump out this five-story window. I'm worried that whatever I would tell you would be true."''
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==Family==
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On January 21, 1933, she married Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. in Caesar's Bar, [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]].
  
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She was 88 years old then; as of 2008 she is 96 years old. She has been presented to the media by [[John McCain]] as a way of defusing questions about his age of 72, which would make him the oldest person to be elected president for the first time.
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Roberta McCain had three children. [[Sandy McCain Morgan]], John S. McCain III, and [[Joe McCain]], a [[dinner theatre]] actor.{{fact|date=April 2008}}
  
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In 2008, as it became apparent that [[John McCain]] would be the [[Republican]] nominee, his mother Roberta declared that [[conservatives]] would have to ''"hold their nose"'' while they vote for him. John was asked about this in an interview on the [[CBS]] Evening News:<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/04/eveningnews/main3789119.shtml One-On-One With John McCain]</ref>
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Her son, John, was held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years.  When notified upon his release on March 15, 1973, that he had shouted expletives at his captors, Mrs. McCain's response was, "Johnny, I'm going to come over there and wash your mouth out with soap."
  
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:[[Katie Couric]]: ''They'll support you even if, as your 95 year old mom, Roberta, said, they have to hold their nose while they're doing it?''
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John McCain has said of his mother: "My mother was raised to be a strong, determined woman who thoroughly enjoyed life, and always tried to make the most of her opportunities. She was encouraged to accept, graciously and with good humor, the responsibilities and sacrifices her choices have required of her. I am grateful to her for the strengths she taught me by example." [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5039481]
  
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:McCain: ''Well, you know, I mean ... in all due respect ... my 95-year-old mother, I think, is very much entitled, and has earned her right to her views. The fact is I am uniting the party. The conservatives are coming along -- in very large numbers.''
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Roberta McCain is still active at age 96. She has campaigned during her son's [[John McCain presidential campaign, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]].
  
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Roberta McCain declared about her son John:
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''He's backed Bush in everything except Rumsfeld.  Have you heard other senators and congressmen backing Bush over eight years? Find me it--give me a name.  I've not seen any public recognition of the work that he's done for the Republican party.'' <ref>[http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19238920&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=623508&rfi=6 McCain's Mom Pops Off] The Bulletin. Philadelphia’s Family Newspaper. </ref>
 
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Roberta McCain's husband, Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., died in 1981.
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*[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/2000/02/21/mccain.mother.html McCain's Mother], [[CNN]], February 28, 2000.
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*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5039481 Shaping Character and Destinies: John McCain], [[National Public Radio]], by Terry Gross, December 6, 2005.
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*[http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/mccain-highlights-mothers-age-on.html McCain highlights mother's age on Mother's Day] May 14, 2007.
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*[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3846522 Play of the Day: McCain's Mom on Mormons], November 9, 2007
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*[http://www.wargs.com/political/mccain.html Ancestry of Sen. John McCain]
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*[http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/080108VFEA/ "The Firecracker"], Style.com (condensed version of article for [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]).  August 2008.
  
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== References ==
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{{John McCain}}
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== See also ==
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*[[2008 Presidential Election]]
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[[Category:1912 births]]
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*[[John McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:McCain family]]
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[[Category:People from Muskogee, Oklahoma]]
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[[Category:Twin people]]
  
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Revision as of 12:35, November 9, 2008

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Roberta Wright McCain (born February 7, 1912) is the widow of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. (married from 1933 to 1981) and mother of Arizona Senator and former Republican presidential candidate John S. McCain III.

Background

Roberta Wright and her twin sister, Rowena, were born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on February 7, 1912. Her parents, Archibald Wright, a Los Angeles oil wildcatter, and Myrtle Fletcher, were married in Cleburne, Texas, on June 18, 1901.

Family

On January 21, 1933, she married Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. in Caesar's Bar, Tijuana, Mexico.

Roberta McCain had three children. Sandy McCain Morgan, John S. McCain III, and Joe McCain, a dinner theatre actor.[Citation Needed]

Her son, John, was held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years. When notified upon his release on March 15, 1973, that he had shouted expletives at his captors, Mrs. McCain's response was, "Johnny, I'm going to come over there and wash your mouth out with soap."

John McCain has said of his mother: "My mother was raised to be a strong, determined woman who thoroughly enjoyed life, and always tried to make the most of her opportunities. She was encouraged to accept, graciously and with good humor, the responsibilities and sacrifices her choices have required of her. I am grateful to her for the strengths she taught me by example." [1]

Roberta McCain is still active at age 96. She has campaigned during her son's 2008 presidential campaign.

References

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