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{{short description|American political matriarch (1912–2020)}}
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| name = Roberta McCain
| name = Roberta McCain
| image = Roberta McCain at the 1992 launching of USS John S. McCain (DDG-56).jpg
| 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}}
| caption = McCain in 1992 at the launching of {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56}}
| birth_name = Roberta Wright
| birth_name = Roberta Wright
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1912|2|7}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|02|07}}
| birth_place = [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|10|12|1912|2|7}}
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| death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
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| occupation =
| known_for = Widow of Admiral [[John S. McCain, Jr.]]<br>Mother of U.S. Senator and presidential candidate [[John McCain]]
| resting_place = [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
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| occupation =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[John S. McCain, Jr.]]|1933|March 22, 1981|reason=died}}<ref name="nw083008">{{cite journal |url = http://www.newsweek.com/id/156488 |title = Hidden Depths |author = Meacham, Jon |journal = [[Newsweek]] |date = August 30, 2008 |accessdate = September 4, 2008 |authorlink = Jon Meacham }}</ref>
| spouse = {{marriage|[[John S. McCain Jr.]]|1933|March 22, 1981|reason=died}}<ref name="nw083008">{{cite journal |url = http://www.newsweek.com/id/156488 |title = Hidden Depths |author = Meacham, Jon |journal = [[Newsweek]] |date = August 30, 2008 |access-date = September 4, 2008 |author-link = Jon Meacham }}</ref>
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| party =
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| children = {{plain list|
| children = 3; including [[John McCain|John]] and [[Joe McCain|Joe]]
| relatives = [[Meghan McCain]] (granddaughter)<br />[[Rowena Wright]] (twin sister)<br />[[Bert Andrews (journalist)|Bert Andrews]] (brother-in-law)
*Jean Alexandra McCain<br>(b. 1934)
*[[John McCain|John Sidney McCain III]]<br>(1936-2018)
*[[Joe McCain|Joseph Pinckney McCain II]]<br>(b. 1942)
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| relations = Rowena Wright (twin sister) [[Meghan McCain]] (granddaughter)
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'''Roberta Wright McCain''' (February 7, 1912&nbsp;– October 12, 2020) was an American socialite and oil heiress. She was the wife of Admiral [[John S. McCain Jr.]], with whom she had three children including U.S. Senator [[John McCain|John S. McCain III]] and stage actor and journalist [[Joe McCain]]. McCain was active in the [[Navy Wives Clubs of America|Navy Wives Club]]s and her [[Capitol Hill]] home was a popular [[Salon (gathering)|salon]] for lawmakers and politicians. In 2007 and 2008, she actively campaigned in support of her son John during his [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|presidential bid]].
'''Roberta McCain''' (born February 7, 1912) is the widow of [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[John S. McCain Jr.]] and mother of Senator [[John McCain|John S. McCain III]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Roberta Wright and her [[Twin#Monozygotic ("identical") twins|identical twin]] sister Rowena were born in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]] on February 7, 1912. Their parents were Archibald Wright, a [[Los Angeles]] [[oil]] [[wildcatter]], and Myrtle Mae Fletcher.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wargs.com/political/mccain.html |title = Ancestry of Sen. John McCain |publisher = William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services |first = William Addams |last = Reitwiesner |accessdate = May 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Roberta Wright and her [[Twin#Monozygotic ("identical") twins|identical twin]] sister, Rowena Fay (died 2011), were born in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]], on February 7, 1912. She had three additional siblings: Archibald Kidwell Wright, Martha Nadine Wright (married to [[Bert Andrews (journalist)|Bert Andrews]]) and Alexander Franklin Wright.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|date=2020-10-12|title=Roberta McCain, the Senator's Mother and His Beacon, Dies at 108|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/roberta-mccain-dead.html|access-date=2020-10-13|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Their parents were Archibald Grahee Wright, a Los Angeles oil [[wildcatter]], and Myrtle Mae Wright (née Fletcher).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wargs.com/political/mccain.html |title = Ancestry of Sen. John McCain |publisher = William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services |first = William Addams |last = Reitwiesner |access-date = May 25, 2014 }}</ref> Her father became a [[stay-at-home dad]] after gaining wealth from the oil industry and the family traveled constantly, with trips every summer during August.<ref name=":0" /> They settled in Los Angeles and she was primarily raised there.<ref name=":2" />

Her father became a stay-at-home dad after gaining wealth from the oil industry and the family traveled constantly, with trips every summer during August.<ref name=":0" />


==Marriage and family==
==Marriage and family==
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On January 21, 1933, Wright [[Elopement (marriage)|eloped]] in [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]], Mexico, with [[John S. McCain Jr.]], a U.S. naval [[ensign (rank)|ensign]] who would later become a [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]. At the time, Wright was attending the [[University of Southern California]] and McCain was attached to {{USS|Oklahoma|BB-37}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url = https://heavy.com/news/2017/07/john-mccain-mother-roberta-age-health-parents-kids-family/ |title = Roberta McCain, John's Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |last = McBride |first = Jessica |date = July 20, 2017 |work = Heavy.com |access-date = August 26, 2018 |language = en-US }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Navy Man, L.A. Girl Win Out in Turbulent Romance |newspaper = [[Oakland Tribune]] |date = January 28, 1933 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Society Coed Elopes with Navy Officer: Roberta Wright Defies Family | newspaper=[[San Francisco Examiner]] | date=January 28, 1933 }}</ref> In 1952, Roberta McCain was the [[ship sponsor]] for {{USS|John S. McCain|DL-3}}, named for her father-in-law. She was also an honored guest at the 1992 [[Ceremonial ship launching|launching]] of {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56}} which was named for her husband and her father-in-law. She was also active in [[Navy Wives Clubs of America|Navy Wives Club]]s. For example, during Christmas 1971, she traveled to [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]] and presented $1,000 (${{Inflation|US|1000|1971|fmt=c}} today) and 14 boxes of clothing to the Vietnam Advisory Board of Operation Helping Hand on behalf of the Pearl Harbor area Navy Wives Clubs.<ref>{{cite news |title = Navy Wives Clubs give $1,000 to Helping Hand |newspaper = [[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Pacific Stars and Stripes]] |date = December 25, 1971 |location = Tokyo, Japan }}</ref>
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On January 21, 1933, she [[Elopement (marriage)|eloped]] in [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]] with a naval [[ensign (rank)|ensign]], later to become [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[John S. McCain, Jr.]] in Caesar's Bar. She was attending the [[University of Southern California]] and McCain was attached to {{USS|Oklahoma|BB-37}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url = https://heavy.com/news/2017/07/john-mccain-mother-roberta-age-health-parents-kids-family/ |title = Roberta McCain, John’s Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |last = McBride |first = Jessica |date = July 20, 2017 |work = Heavy.com |access-date = August 26, 2018 |language = en-US }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Navy Man, L.A. Girl Win Out in Turbulent Romance |newspaper = [[Oakland Tribune]] |date = January 28, 1933 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Society Coed Elopes with Navy Officer: Roberta Wright Defies Family |newspaper = [[The San Francisco Examiner]] |date = January 28, 1933 }}</ref> She became the daughter-in-law of Admiral [[John S. McCain, Sr.]], a noted [[World War II]] [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]] admiral under [[Fleet admiral (United States)|Fleet Admiral]] [[William Halsey]].


McCain gave birth to three children, one daughter and two sons: Jean Alexandra "Sandy" (McCain) Morgan (1934–2019),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bufkin |first1=Ellie |title=Sandy Morgan, sister of John McCain, dies at 85 |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sandy-morgan-sister-of-john-mccain-dies-at-85 |website=Washington Examiner |publisher=Washington examiner |access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> [[John McCain|John Sidney McCain III]] (1936–2018), and [[Joe McCain|Joseph Pinckney "Joe" McCain II]] (born 1942). She also had 12 grandchildren (one of whom is [[Meghan McCain]]), 16 great-grandchildren,<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.westernjournalism.com/john-mccains-mother-turns-105/ |title = John McCan's Mother Turns 105 |work = [[The Western Journal]] |access-date = November 23, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032515/https://www.westernjournalism.com/john-mccains-mother-turns-105/ |archive-date = December 1, 2017 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref> and six great-great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/annapolis-md/alexandra-morgan-8916259|title=Alexandra Morgan Obituary - Annapolis, MD|website=Dignity Memorial}}</ref> The McCain family was [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] and Roberta McCain said faith is important for her family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/27/john-mccain-religion-beliefs-raised-episcopal-attended-baptist-church-prisoner-war-pow/1109643002/|title=John McCain and religion: Senator was raised Episcopal, attended Baptist church|last=Castle|first=Lauren|website=azcentral|language=en|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> She sent her son, John McCain, to an Episcopalian high school, and kept his prayer book.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/karinabland/2018/08/27/roberta-mccain-john-mccains-mother-alive-106-called-him-johnny/1106955002/|title=Sen. John McCain's mother, alive at 106, still called her son 'Johnny'|last=Bland|first=Karina|website=azcentral|language=en|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-john-mccain-and-his-mother/|title=Transcript: John McCain And His Mother|last=Couric|first=Katie|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> She raised her children while living in [[Capitol Hill]]. McCain was a successful socialite who used her home as a [[Salon (gathering)|salon]] for lawmakers, which helped her husband's military career.<ref name=":1" /> She hosted breakfasts for politicians and other prominent figures. She was friends with many public figures including British military officer [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma]], oil industrialist [[J. Paul Getty]], and writer and ambassador [[Clare Boothe Luce]].<ref name=":1" />
In 1952, she was the [[ship sponsor]] for {{USS|John S. McCain|DL-3}}, named for her father-in-law. She was also an honored guest at the 1992 [[Ceremonial ship launching|launching]] of {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56}} which was named for her husband and her father-in-law. She was also active in [[Navy Wives Clubs of America|Navy Wives Club]]s. For example, during Christmas 1971, she traveled to [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]] and presented $1,000 (${{Inflation|US|1000|1971|fmt=c}} today) and 14 boxes of clothing to the Vietnam Advisory Board of Operation Helping Hand on behalf of the Pearl Harbor area Navy Wives Clubs.<ref>{{cite news |title = Navy Wives Clubs give $1,000 to Helping Hand |newspaper = [[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Pacific Stars and Stripes]] |date = December 25, 1971 |location = Tokyo, Japan }}</ref>


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After John S. McCain III was taken prisoner during the [[Vietnam War]], John S. McCain Jr. and Roberta McCain awaited his release at [[Pearl Harbor]]. On November 1, 1967, Roberta McCain wrote to [[Lyndon B. Johnson|President Lyndon B. Johnson]], expressing her support of his policies in Vietnam as a "parent of a son who was shot down in [[Hanoi]], last week, and is now a [[Prisoner of war|prisoner-of-war]]&nbsp;..."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/military-moms-letter-president-mccains-mother-wrote-lbj/story?id=50874310|title=When McCain's mother wrote LBJ 50 years ago|date=November 3, 2017|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> In June 1968, Roberta McCain told [[Parade (magazine)|''Parade'' magazine]], "Religion has been of great importance to us in our concern for Johnny, religion and the military tradition of my husband's family. We all pray for the time when we'll see Johnny again."<ref>{{cite news |last = Roberts |first = John G. |title = The Admiral and His Son |newspaper = [[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |page = 7 |date = June 30, 1968 }}</ref>
Roberta McCain gave birth to three children: Jean Alexandra "Sandy" (McCain) Morgan in 1934, [[John McCain|John Sidney McCain III]] in 1936, and [[Joe McCain|Joseph Pinckney "Joe" McCain II]] in 1942. She also has twelve grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.westernjournalism.com/john-mccains-mother-turns-105/ |title = John McCan's Mother Turns 105 |work = [[The Western Journal]] |access-date = November 23, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032515/https://www.westernjournalism.com/john-mccains-mother-turns-105/ |archive-date = December 1, 2017 |dead-url = yes |df = mdy-all }}</ref>


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In 1971, McCain requested no special sympathy in regard to her son's captivity. She stated that Navy tradition was important in the family; her daughter married a naval officer, John S. McCain III became a naval aviator, and her younger son Joe enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War.<ref>{{cite news |first = William C. |last = Mann |title = Navy Wife Asks No Sympathy |agency = [[Associated Press]] |newspaper = Advocate |location = Victoria, Texas |date = May 31, 1971 }}</ref> John S. McCain III 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, Roberta McCain's response was, "Johnny, I'm going to come over there and wash your mouth out with soap."<ref>{{cite magazine |title = Johnny, I'll Wash Your Mouth Out |magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first = John F. |last = Dickerson |volume = 155 |issue = 8 |page = 44 |issn = 0040-781X |date = February 28, 2000 }}</ref>
As a navy family, the couple moved around as the navy required. Shortly after they were married, the McCains moved to [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], where her husband was stationed in 1933–1934, and where their daughter was born. They returned to [[Pearl Harbor]] in 1968 from the Admiral's post in [[London]] as commander of US European Naval Forces, where they lived at the time of their son's capture in Vietnam.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}


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John S. McCain III said this 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."<ref>{{cite web |last = Gross |first = Terry |url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5039481 |title = Shaping Character and Destinies: John McCain |publisher = [[NPR]] |date = December 6, 2005 |access-date = May 6, 2012 }}</ref>
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It was in Pearl Harbor that the couple awaited the release of their son from captivity. On November 1, 1967, she wrote to [[Lyndon B. Johnson|President Lyndon B. Johnson]], expressing her support of his policies in Vietnam as a "parent of a son who was shot down in [[Hanoi]], last week, and is now a prisoner-of-war..."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/military-moms-letter-president-mccains-mother-wrote-lbj/story?id=50874310|title=When McCain's mother wrote LBJ 50 years ago|last=News|first=A. B. C.|date=2017-11-03|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref> In June 1968, Roberta McCain told [[Parade (magazine)|''Parade'' magazine]], "Religion has been of great importance to us in our concern for Johnny, religion and the military tradition of my husband's family. We all pray for the time when we'll see Johnny again."<ref>{{cite news |last = Roberts |first = John G. |title = The Admiral and His Son |newspaper = [[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |page = 7 |date = June 30, 1968 }}</ref>


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== Later life ==
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In 1971, she requested no special sympathy for her in regards to her son's captivity. She said navy tradition was important in the family, her daughter married a naval officer, John McCain III became a naval aviator and her youngest son Joe enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam war.<ref>{{cite news |first = William C. |last = Mann |title = Navy Wife Asks No Sympathy |agency = [[Associated Press]] |newspaper = Advocate |location = Victoria, Texas |date = May 31, 1971 }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite journal |title = Johnny, I'll Wash Your Mouth Out |journal = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first = John F. |last = Dickerson |volume = 155 |issue = 8 |page = 44 |issn = 0040-781X |date = February 28, 2000 }}</ref>
[[File:Roberta McCain beside her son John's casket (30567777018).jpg|thumb|right|Roberta beside her son [[John McCain]]'s casket]]
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McCain campaigned during her son's [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|2008 presidential bid]], and was active in 2007<ref>{{cite news |title = McCain With Mom on Campaign Trail |first = Jim |last = Davenport |agency = Associated Press |date = October 18, 2007 }}</ref> and 2008 despite her advanced age.<ref>{{cite news |title = McCain's mother visits regional GOP office |last = McNeill |first = Brian |newspaper = Daily Progress |location = Charlottesville, Virginia |date = October 30, 2008 }}</ref> In November 2007, her comments during an [[MSNBC]] interview about [[Mitt Romney]], his [[Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002|role in organizing]] the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], and his [[Mormonism]] generated minor political controversy and forced her son to respond to clarify her remarks.<ref>{{cite news |title = Play of the Day: McCain's Mom on Mormons |agency = Associated Press |date = November 9, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21771593 |title = Hardball with Chris Matthews transcript |website = [[Hardball with Chris Matthews]] |publisher = [[MSNBC]] |date = November 9, 2007 |access-date = May 25, 2014 }}</ref> In August 2008, she had a fashion shoot and was featured in a pair of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' magazine articles.<ref>{{cite journal |last = Reed |first = Julia |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080815151754/http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/080108 |url = http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/080108 |title = Roberta McCain: The Firecracker |journal = [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |issue = 8 |date = August 2008 |volume = 198 |pages = 214–1 |issn = 0042-8000 |archive-date = August 15, 2008 |access-date = May 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1 = Meisel |first1 = Steven |last2 = Van Lamsweerde |first2 = Inez |last3 = Matadin |first3 = Vinoodh |last4 = Testino |first4 = Mario |last5 = Roy |first5 = Norman Jean |title = Peerless |journal = Vogue |date = August 2008 |volume = 198 |issue = 8 |pages = 70–71 |issn = 0042-8000 }}</ref> On May 13, 2009, she appeared on ''[[List of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno episodes (2000–2009)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIP_BGkkbYM |title = The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |website = YouTube |date = May 13, 2009 |access-date = May 25, 2014 }}</ref> McCain's comments about [[Rush Limbaugh]] and [[Keith Olbermann]] created a stir with politicos on both sides even after her son's failed presidential bid.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/14/mccain-mom-takes-swipe-at-limbaugh/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090517222251/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/14/mccain-mom-takes-swipe-at-limbaugh/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = May 17, 2009 |title = McCain mom takes swipe at Limbaugh |website = CNN Politics |first = Alexander |last = Mooney |date = May 14, 2009 |access-date = May 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-06-et-onthemedia6-story.html |title = Straight talk from John McCain's mother |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] |first = James |last = Rainey |date = May 6, 2009 |access-date = May 6, 2012 }}</ref>


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McCain's life of traveling with family, specifically her twin sister, was noted by [[Maureen Orth]] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' in December 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/travel/escapes/14sisters.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |title = The Road Trip of 2 Lifetimes, and Still Going |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |author-link = Maureen Orth |last = Orth |first = Maureen |date = December 14, 2007 }}</ref> On October 22, 2009, she was hospitalized while traveling in Portugal after she fell and injured her head.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/23/sen-mccains-mother-hospitalized-in-portugal/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091025161731/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/23/sen-mccains-mother-hospitalized-in-portugal/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 25, 2009 |title = Sen. McCain's mother hospitalized in Portugal |publisher = CNN Political Ticker |date = October 23, 2009 |access-date = May 6, 2012 }}</ref>
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John McCain 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."<ref>{{cite web |last = Gross |first = Terry |url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5039481 |title = Shaping Character and Destinies: John McCain |publisher = [[NPR]] |date = December 6, 2005 |accessdate = May 6, 2012 }}</ref>


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For her 100th birthday in 2012, she had a small party at the [[Capitol Hill Club]].<ref name=":2" /> A few weeks after her 100th birthday, McCain suffered a mild stroke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/09/john-mccain-mother-roberta-mom/|title=John McCain's Mother Roberta McCain: 5 Fast Facts|first=Jessica|last=McBride|date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> McCain's centenary was noted in a number of periodicals in the United States,<ref>{{cite news |title = A maverick at 100 |newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] |date = February 9, 2012 }}</ref> including an article by [[Pulitzer Prize for Public Service|Pulitzer Prize]]–winning journalist Ken Herman.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/me-and-john-mccains-mom-1/nRkFq/ |title = Me and John McCain's mom |first = Ken |last = Herman |newspaper = [[Austin American-Statesman]] |date = February 4, 2012 |access-date = May 25, 2012 }}</ref> She was featured in ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]'' magazine later that year.<ref>{{cite journal |url = http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/roberta-mccain-interview |title = At 100, in Command |journal = [[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |first = P.J. |last = O'Rourke |date = October 2012 |volume = 166 |issue = 5387 |pages = 100–104 |issn = 0040-9952 }}</ref>
==John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign==
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McCain campaigned during her son's [[John McCain presidential campaign, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]], and was active in 2007<ref>{{cite news |title = McCain With Mom on Campaign Trail |first = Jim |last = Davenport |publisher = Associated Press |date = October 18, 2007 }}</ref> and 2008 despite her advanced age.<ref>{{cite news |title = McCain's mother visits regional GOP office |last = McNeill |first = Brian |newspaper = Daily Progress |location = Charlottesville, Virginia |date = October 30, 2008 }}</ref> In November 2007, her comments about [[Mitt Romney]], his [[Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002|role in organizing]] the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] and [[Mormonism]] during an MSNBC interview generated minor political controversy and forced her son to respond to clarify her remarks.<ref>{{cite news |title = Play of the Day: McCain's Mom on Mormons |agency = Associated Press |date = November 9, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21771593/ns/msnbc-hardball_with_chris_matthews/t/hardball-chris-matthews-nov/ |title = Hardball with Chris Matthews transcript |website = [[Hardball with Chris Matthews]] |publisher = [[MSNBC]] |date = November 9, 2007 |accessdate = May 25, 2014 }}</ref> In August 2008, she had a fashion shoot and was featured in a pair of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' magazine articles.<ref>{{cite journal |last = Reed |first = Julia |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080815151754/http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/080108 |url = http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/080108 |title = Roberta McCain: The Firecracker |journal = [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |issue = 8 |date = August 2008 |volume = 198 |page = 214-1 |issn = 0042-8000 |archivedate = August 15, 2008 |accessdate = May 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last = Meisel |first = Steven |last2 = Van Lamsweerde |first2 = Inez |last3 = Matadin |first3 = Vinoodh |last4 = Testino |first4 = Mario |last5 = Roy |first5 = Norman Jean |title = Peerless |journal = Vogue |date = August 2008 |volume = 198 |issue = 8 |pages = 70–71 |issn = 0042-8000 }}</ref> On May 13, 2009, she appeared on ''[[List of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno episodes (2000–09)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIP_BGkkbYM |title = The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |date = May 13, 2009 |accessdate = May 25, 2014 }}</ref> Her comments about [[Rush Limbaugh]] and [[Keith Olbermann]] created a stir with politicos on both sides even after her son's failed presidential bid.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/14/mccain-mom-takes-swipe-at-limbaugh/ |title = McCain mom takes swipe at Limbaugh |website = CNN Politics |first = Alexander |last = Mooney |date = May 14, 2009 |accessdate = May 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/06/entertainment/et-onthemedia6 |title = Straight talk from John McCain's mother |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] |first = James |last = Rainey |date = May 6, 2009 |accessdate = May 6, 2012 }}</ref>


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In September 2013, television commentator [[Greta Van Susteren]] wrote about McCain in an essay that was featured by [[Politico]] during their "Women Rule" series.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/coffee-conversation-and-a-bond-that-transcends-age-and-time-96674.html |title = Coffee, conversation and a bond that transcends age and time |website = [[Politico]] |author-link = Greta Van Susteren |last = Van Susteren |first = Greta |date = September 11, 2013 |access-date = May 25, 2012 }}</ref> In September 2013, McCain and her [[parlour|parlor]] were featured in an article in the peer-reviewed academic journal, the ''[[Journal of Urban History]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |title = Mrs. McCain's Parlor: House and Garden Tours and the Inner-City Restoration Trend in Washington, D.C. |last = Logan |first = Cameron |journal = [[Journal of Urban History]] |date = September 2013 |volume = 39 |issue = 5 |pages = 956–974. 19p |issn = 0096-1442 |doi = 10.1177/0096144213479323 |s2cid = 146327105 }}</ref>
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==Later life==
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McCain's life of traveling with family, specifically her twin sister, was noted by [[Maureen Orth]] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' in December 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/travel/escapes/14sisters.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |title = The Road Trip of 2 Lifetimes, and Still Going |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |author-link = Maureen Orth |last = Orth |first = Maureen |date = December 14, 2007 }}</ref> On October 22, 2009, she was hospitalized while traveling in [[Portugal]] after she fell and injured her head.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/23/sen-mccains-mother-hospitalized-in-portugal/ |title = Sen. McCain's mother hospitalized in Portugal |publisher = CNN Political Ticker |date = October 23, 2009 |accessdate = May 6, 2012 }}</ref>


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On the occasion of her 106th birthday in February 2018, members of McCain's family took to social media to express birthday wishes and share memories of McCain over the years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/politics/john-mccain-mom-106th-birthday/|title=John McCain Pays Tribute to Mother Roberta on Her 106th Birthday: 'We Love You Mom'|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=August 26, 2018|language=en}}</ref> McCain accompanied other members of her family in June 2018 for the Washington, D.C. screening of the documentary ''John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/debut-poignant-mccain-documentary-whom-bell-tolls-n875366|title=Debut of poignant McCain documentary 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'|work=NBC News|access-date=August 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Before her son [[John McCain|John's]] death in August 2018, she attended a Capitol Hill event where politicians commemorated the Senator as a living [[requiem]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/he-stood-up-for-civility-tributes-for-ailing-mccain-a-tacit-contrast-with-trump/2018/05/17/1181334a-5a06-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html|title=Analysis {{!}} 'He stood up for civility:' Tributes for ailing McCain a tacit contrast with Trump|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> After her son's death, she attended the ceremony that marked the arrival of his remains to lie in state in the [[United States Capitol rotunda]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/28/john-mccains-remarkable-mother-at-106-roberta-mccain-has-outlived-her-son/|title=John McCain's remarkable mother: At 106, Roberta McCain has outlived her son|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=August 31, 2018}}</ref> and attended the funeral at the [[Washington National Cathedral]], where eulogies were given by former presidents [[Barack Obama]] and [[George W. Bush]], among others.<ref name=":2" />
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Her 100th birthday in February 2012 was noted in a number of periodicals in the United States,<ref>{{cite news |title = A maverick at 100 |newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] |date = February 9, 2012 }}</ref> including an article by [[Pulitzer Prize for Public Service|Pulitzer Prize]]–winning journalist Ken Herman.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/me-and-john-mccains-mom-1/nRkFq/ |title = Me and John McCain's mom |first = Ken |last = Herman |newspaper = [[Austin American-Statesman]] |date = February 4, 2012 |accessdate = May 25, 2012 }}</ref> She was featured in ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]'' magazine later that year.<ref>{{cite journal |url = http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/roberta-mccain-interview |title = At 100, in Command |journal = [[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |first = P.J. |last = O'Rourke |date = October 2012 |volume = 166 |issue = 5387 |pages = 100–104 |issn = 0040-9952 }}</ref>


McCain died peacefully on October 12, 2020, at the age of 108 at her home in Washington, D.C.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/roberta-mccain-rebellious-heiress-navy-wife-and-mother-of-senator-dies-at-108/2020/10/12/0c40394c-c5dc-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html |title=Roberta W. McCain, maverick mother of Sen. John McCain, dies |newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Emma|last=Brown |date=October 12, 2020 |access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":2"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=John McCain's Mother Roberta Dies at 108: 'I Couldn't Have Asked for a Better Role Model,' Cindy McCain Says |url=https://people.com/politics/roberta-mccain-dies-at-108/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> A funeral service was held for her on November 7, 2020, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMhBejghV0 |title = Roberta McCain funeral on Saturday November 7th at 11 a.m. |website = YouTube |date = November 7, 2020 }}</ref> At the time of her death, her son Joe was the only one of her children still living; her daughter Jean McCain Morgan had died of [[mesothelioma]] the previous November, aged 85. She was buried next to her husband at [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/11/06/sandy-morgan-late-sen-john-mccain-older-sister-has-died/2508610001/|title=John McCain's older sister, Jean Alexandra 'Sandy' McCain Morgan, dies at 85|work=eu.azcentral.com|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/politics/john-mccain-mom-roberta-mccain-turns-108-after-pneumonia/|title=John McCain's Mom Roberta McCain Is 108 & 'Doing Great': Inside Her Birthday After Pneumonia Scare|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref> [[Cindy McCain]], her daughter-in-law, posted on [[Twitter|Twitter]] “I couldn’t have asked for a better role model or a better friend.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=John McCain's Mother Roberta Dies at 108: 'I Couldn't Have Asked for a Better Role Model,' Cindy McCain Says |url=https://people.com/politics/roberta-mccain-dies-at-108/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
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In September 2013, television commentator [[Greta Van Susteren]] wrote about McCain in an essay that was featured by [[Politico]] during their series "Women Rule" which sought to explore "how women are leading change in politics, policy and their communities."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/coffee-conversation-and-a-bond-that-transcends-age-and-time-96674.html |title = Coffee, conversation and a bond that transcends age and time |website = [[Politico]] |author-link = Greta Van Susteren |last = Van Susteren |first = Greta |date = September 11, 2013 |accessdate = May 25, 2012 }}</ref> In September 2013, McCain and her [[parlour|parlor]] were featured in an article in the peer-reviewed academic journal, the ''[[Journal of Urban History]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |title = Mrs. McCain’s Parlor: House and Garden Tours and the Inner-City Restoration Trend in Washington, D.C. |last = Logan |first = Cameron |journal = [[Journal of Urban History]] |date = September 2013 |volume = 39 |issue = 5 |pages = 956–974. 19p |issn = 0096-1442 |doi = 10.1177/0096144213479323 }}</ref>


== See also ==
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In 2018 members of her family took to social media to express birthday wishes and memories of McCain over the years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/politics/john-mccain-mom-106th-birthday/|title=John McCain Pays Tribute to Mother Roberta on Her 106th Birthday: 'We Love You Mom'|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=2018-08-26|language=en}}</ref> She accompanied other members of the McCain family in 2018 for the DC screening of the documentary ''John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/debut-poignant-mccain-documentary-whom-bell-tolls-n875366|title=Debut of poignant McCain documentary 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-08-26|language=en-US}}</ref> Before her son [[John McCain|John's]] death in August 2018, she attended a Capitol Hill event where politicians memorialized the Senator, as a living requiem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/he-stood-up-for-civility-tributes-for-ailing-mccain-a-tacit-contrast-with-trump/2018/05/17/1181334a-5a06-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html|title=Analysis {{!}} ‘He stood up for civility:’ Tributes for ailing McCain a tacit contrast with Trump|last=https://www.facebook.com/paul.kane.3367|website=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref> After her sons death, she now outlived her son.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/28/john-mccains-remarkable-mother-at-106-roberta-mccain-has-outlived-her-son/</ref>
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Roberta McCain
McCain in 1992 at the launching of USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
Born
Roberta Wright

(1912-02-07)February 7, 1912
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 108)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Spouse
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(m. 1933; died 1981)​
[1]
Children3; including John and Joe
RelativesMeghan McCain (granddaughter)
Rowena Wright (twin sister)
Bert Andrews (brother-in-law)

Roberta Wright McCain (February 7, 1912 – October 12, 2020) was an American socialite and oil heiress. She was the wife of Admiral John S. McCain Jr., with whom she had three children including U.S. Senator John S. McCain III and stage actor and journalist Joe McCain. McCain was active in the Navy Wives Clubs and her Capitol Hill home was a popular salon for lawmakers and politicians. In 2007 and 2008, she actively campaigned in support of her son John during his presidential bid.

Early life

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Roberta Wright and her identical twin sister, Rowena Fay (died 2011), were born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on February 7, 1912. She had three additional siblings: Archibald Kidwell Wright, Martha Nadine Wright (married to Bert Andrews) and Alexander Franklin Wright.[2] Their parents were Archibald Grahee Wright, a Los Angeles oil wildcatter, and Myrtle Mae Wright (née Fletcher).[3] Her father became a stay-at-home dad after gaining wealth from the oil industry and the family traveled constantly, with trips every summer during August.[4] They settled in Los Angeles and she was primarily raised there.[2]

Marriage and family

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On January 21, 1933, Wright eloped in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, with John S. McCain Jr., a U.S. naval ensign who would later become a four-star Admiral. At the time, Wright was attending the University of Southern California and McCain was attached to USS Oklahoma (BB-37).[4][5][6] In 1952, Roberta McCain was the ship sponsor for USS John S. McCain (DL-3), named for her father-in-law. She was also an honored guest at the 1992 launching of USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) which was named for her husband and her father-in-law. She was also active in Navy Wives Clubs. For example, during Christmas 1971, she traveled to Saigon and presented $1,000 ($7,523 today) and 14 boxes of clothing to the Vietnam Advisory Board of Operation Helping Hand on behalf of the Pearl Harbor area Navy Wives Clubs.[7]

McCain gave birth to three children, one daughter and two sons: Jean Alexandra "Sandy" (McCain) Morgan (1934–2019),[8] John Sidney McCain III (1936–2018), and Joseph Pinckney "Joe" McCain II (born 1942). She also had 12 grandchildren (one of whom is Meghan McCain), 16 great-grandchildren,[9] and six great-great-grandchildren.[10] The McCain family was Episcopalian and Roberta McCain said faith is important for her family.[11] She sent her son, John McCain, to an Episcopalian high school, and kept his prayer book.[12][13] She raised her children while living in Capitol Hill. McCain was a successful socialite who used her home as a salon for lawmakers, which helped her husband's military career.[14] She hosted breakfasts for politicians and other prominent figures. She was friends with many public figures including British military officer Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, oil industrialist J. Paul Getty, and writer and ambassador Clare Boothe Luce.[14]

After John S. McCain III was taken prisoner during the Vietnam War, John S. McCain Jr. and Roberta McCain awaited his release at Pearl Harbor. On November 1, 1967, Roberta McCain wrote to President Lyndon B. Johnson, expressing her support of his policies in Vietnam as a "parent of a son who was shot down in Hanoi, last week, and is now a prisoner-of-war ..."[15] In June 1968, Roberta McCain told Parade magazine, "Religion has been of great importance to us in our concern for Johnny, religion and the military tradition of my husband's family. We all pray for the time when we'll see Johnny again."[16]

In 1971, McCain requested no special sympathy in regard to her son's captivity. She stated that Navy tradition was important in the family; her daughter married a naval officer, John S. McCain III became a naval aviator, and her younger son Joe enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War.[17] John S. McCain III 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, Roberta McCain's response was, "Johnny, I'm going to come over there and wash your mouth out with soap."[18]

John S. McCain III said this 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."[19]

Later life

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Roberta beside her son John McCain's casket

McCain campaigned during her son's 2008 presidential bid, and was active in 2007[20] and 2008 despite her advanced age.[21] In November 2007, her comments during an MSNBC interview about Mitt Romney, his role in organizing the 2002 Winter Olympics, and his Mormonism generated minor political controversy and forced her son to respond to clarify her remarks.[22][23] In August 2008, she had a fashion shoot and was featured in a pair of Vogue magazine articles.[24][25] On May 13, 2009, she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[26] McCain's comments about Rush Limbaugh and Keith Olbermann created a stir with politicos on both sides even after her son's failed presidential bid.[27][28]

McCain's life of traveling with family, specifically her twin sister, was noted by Maureen Orth in The New York Times in December 2007.[29] On October 22, 2009, she was hospitalized while traveling in Portugal after she fell and injured her head.[30]

For her 100th birthday in 2012, she had a small party at the Capitol Hill Club.[2] A few weeks after her 100th birthday, McCain suffered a mild stroke.[31] McCain's centenary was noted in a number of periodicals in the United States,[32] including an article by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ken Herman.[33] She was featured in Town & Country magazine later that year.[34]

In September 2013, television commentator Greta Van Susteren wrote about McCain in an essay that was featured by Politico during their "Women Rule" series.[35] In September 2013, McCain and her parlor were featured in an article in the peer-reviewed academic journal, the Journal of Urban History.[36]

On the occasion of her 106th birthday in February 2018, members of McCain's family took to social media to express birthday wishes and share memories of McCain over the years.[37] McCain accompanied other members of her family in June 2018 for the Washington, D.C. screening of the documentary John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls.[38] Before her son John's death in August 2018, she attended a Capitol Hill event where politicians commemorated the Senator as a living requiem.[39] After her son's death, she attended the ceremony that marked the arrival of his remains to lie in state in the United States Capitol rotunda[40] and attended the funeral at the Washington National Cathedral, where eulogies were given by former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, among others.[2]

McCain died peacefully on October 12, 2020, at the age of 108 at her home in Washington, D.C.[14][2][41] A funeral service was held for her on November 7, 2020, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[42] At the time of her death, her son Joe was the only one of her children still living; her daughter Jean McCain Morgan had died of mesothelioma the previous November, aged 85. She was buried next to her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.[43][44] Cindy McCain, her daughter-in-law, posted on Twitter “I couldn’t have asked for a better role model or a better friend.”[45]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Meacham, Jon (August 30, 2008). "Hidden Depths". Newsweek. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e McFadden, Robert D. (October 12, 2020). "Roberta McCain, the Senator's Mother and His Beacon, Dies at 108". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Ancestry of Sen. John McCain". William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  4. ^ a b McBride, Jessica (July 20, 2017). "Roberta McCain, John's Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Navy Man, L.A. Girl Win Out in Turbulent Romance". Oakland Tribune. January 28, 1933.
  6. ^ "Society Coed Elopes with Navy Officer: Roberta Wright Defies Family". San Francisco Examiner. January 28, 1933.
  7. ^ "Navy Wives Clubs give $1,000 to Helping Hand". Pacific Stars and Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. December 25, 1971.
  8. ^ Bufkin, Ellie. "Sandy Morgan, sister of John McCain, dies at 85". Washington Examiner. Washington examiner. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "John McCan's Mother Turns 105". The Western Journal. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Alexandra Morgan Obituary - Annapolis, MD". Dignity Memorial.
  11. ^ Castle, Lauren. "John McCain and religion: Senator was raised Episcopal, attended Baptist church". azcentral. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Bland, Karina. "Sen. John McCain's mother, alive at 106, still called her son 'Johnny'". azcentral. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  13. ^ Couric, Katie. "Transcript: John McCain And His Mother". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  14. ^ a b c Brown, Emma (October 12, 2020). "Roberta W. McCain, maverick mother of Sen. John McCain, dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "When McCain's mother wrote LBJ 50 years ago". ABC News. November 3, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  16. ^ Roberts, John G. (June 30, 1968). "The Admiral and His Son". Parade. p. 7.
  17. ^ Mann, William C. (May 31, 1971). "Navy Wife Asks No Sympathy". Advocate. Victoria, Texas. Associated Press.
  18. ^ Dickerson, John F. (February 28, 2000). "Johnny, I'll Wash Your Mouth Out". Time. Vol. 155, no. 8. p. 44. ISSN 0040-781X.
  19. ^ Gross, Terry (December 6, 2005). "Shaping Character and Destinies: John McCain". NPR. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  20. ^ Davenport, Jim (October 18, 2007). "McCain With Mom on Campaign Trail". Associated Press.
  21. ^ McNeill, Brian (October 30, 2008). "McCain's mother visits regional GOP office". Daily Progress. Charlottesville, Virginia.
  22. ^ "Play of the Day: McCain's Mom on Mormons". Associated Press. November 9, 2007.
  23. ^ "Hardball with Chris Matthews transcript". Hardball with Chris Matthews. MSNBC. November 9, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  24. ^ Reed, Julia (August 2008). "Roberta McCain: The Firecracker". Vogue. 198 (8): 214–1. ISSN 0042-8000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  25. ^ Meisel, Steven; Van Lamsweerde, Inez; Matadin, Vinoodh; Testino, Mario; Roy, Norman Jean (August 2008). "Peerless". Vogue. 198 (8): 70–71. ISSN 0042-8000.
  26. ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". YouTube. May 13, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  27. ^ Mooney, Alexander (May 14, 2009). "McCain mom takes swipe at Limbaugh". CNN Politics. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  28. ^ Rainey, James (May 6, 2009). "Straight talk from John McCain's mother". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  29. ^ Orth, Maureen (December 14, 2007). "The Road Trip of 2 Lifetimes, and Still Going". The New York Times.
  30. ^ "Sen. McCain's mother hospitalized in Portugal". CNN Political Ticker. October 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  31. ^ McBride, Jessica (September 1, 2018). "John McCain's Mother Roberta McCain: 5 Fast Facts".
  32. ^ "A maverick at 100". The Washington Post. February 9, 2012.
  33. ^ Herman, Ken (February 4, 2012). "Me and John McCain's mom". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  34. ^ O'Rourke, P.J. (October 2012). "At 100, in Command". Town & Country. 166 (5387): 100–104. ISSN 0040-9952.
  35. ^ Van Susteren, Greta (September 11, 2013). "Coffee, conversation and a bond that transcends age and time". Politico. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
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  38. ^ "Debut of poignant McCain documentary 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'". NBC News. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  39. ^ "Analysis | 'He stood up for civility:' Tributes for ailing McCain a tacit contrast with Trump". Washington Post. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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