Remembering John McCain | 1936-2018

Sen. John McCain, Former Presidential Nominee And Prisoner Of War, Dies At 81. [NPR Politics]( --------------------------------------------------------------- LISTEN: Special NPR Politics Podcast On Sen. McCain [Arizona Sen. John McCain speaks at a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania during the 2008 presidential campaign.]( William Thomas Cain/Getty Images [In this special episode]( Tamara Keith, Kelsey Snell, Scott Horsley and Ron Elving remember Sen. McCain's life, legacy and how he shaped the Republican party. [Listen here](. From A POW Prison, John McCain Emerged A 'Maverick' [John McCain is escorted by Lt. Cmdr. Jay Coupe Jr. to Hanoi's Gia Lam Airport on March 14, 1973, after 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war.]( Horst Faas/AP While the Arizona senator and two-time presidential candidate will be remembered for his self-proclaimed "maverick" persona, it was his military bloodlines and 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam that shaped much of McCain's legacy. NPR's Don Gonyea and Brakkton Booker look at how [McCain's time spent as a POW]( shaped his future in the United States Senate. Read [NPR’s full obituary coverage]( of Sen. McCain, the ’Patriot,’ ‘Hero,’ and ‘American Original.’ LISTEN: McCain In His Own Words [McCain and his wife, Cindy, on the presidential campaign trail in Peterborough, N.H., in 2000. McCain nearly swiped the nomination, trouncing George H.W. Bush in the New Hampshire primary.]( Stephan Savoia/AP Anyone who followed the remarkable saga of Sen. John McCain will [recognize the voice reading here](. His memoir, The Restless Wave, is a plain-spoken and often painful personal accounting; a résumé of a contentious career and a defense of controversial political decisions. It may inspire or enrage. But it is less an effort to provoke such conflicting responses than a paean to the late senator's idea of America. [Read Ron Elving's review here](. From The NPR Archive [McCain heads to his office in the Russell Senate Office Building in 2013.]( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images NPR’s Politics team covered John McCain’s storied life and career from his days as a freshman senator from Arizona to his final moments as a beloved colleague to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Peter Overby looks back on [how McCain made campaign finance reform a years-long mission](. Dana Farrington followed McCain as [he called for compromise in his return to the Senate floor]( after a devastating brain cancer diagnosis. Philip Ewing wrote about [Washington without McCain](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( You received this message because you're subscribed to our Politics emails. | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | NPR 1111 N. CAPITOL ST. NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 [NPR]