The luckiest man Life with John McCain

Mark Salter

Book - 2020

A deeply personal and candid remembrance of the late Senator John McCain from one of his closest and most trusted confidants, friends, and political advisors.

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Subjects
Genres
Biographies
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Mark Salter (author)
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Physical Description
594 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references (pages 561-564) and index.
ISBN
9781982120931
  • Reminiscences
  • Prologue
  • On the Run
  • Code of Conduct
  • Questions of Honor (Part One)
  • Questions of Honor (Part Two)
  • Recovery
  • Straight Talk Express
  • Maverick
  • War
  • Front-Runner
  • Nominee
  • The Senior Senator
  • Mr. Chairman
  • The Luckiest Man
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Salter (coauthor, The Restless Wave), a former speechwriter and chief of staff for Sen. John McCain (1936--2018), offers an intimate and inspirational portrait of the Arizona Republican and two-time presidential candidate. Drawing on material gathered for the seven books he wrote with McCain, Salter documents his former boss's peripatetic upbringing as the son of a U.S. Navy admiral and harrowing five-year ordeal as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Salter renders the physical and mental torture McCain endured in vivid detail, making McCain's decision to refuse an offer of early release seem all the more heroic. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1982 and the Senate in 1986, McCain's legislative record showcases "his refusal to give up causes that appeared hopeless," Salter writes, noting that in the months after his 2017 brain cancer diagnosis, McCain began his fourth attempt at passing a bipartisan immigration bill. Salter expresses admiration for McCain's candor and tenacity, but takes issue with a handful of decisions, including his selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate in 2008 and his support for the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Though Salter's critiques aren't exactly hard-hitting, they give the book credibility. Political history buffs will savor this well-rounded account. (Oct.)

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