John McCain

=== Start of third term in the U.S. Senate ===

In November 1998, McCain won re-election to a third Senate term; he prevailed in a landslide over his Democratic opponent, environmental lawyer Ed Ranger.<ref name="az-maverick" /> In the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton|February 1999 Senate trial following the impeachment of Bill Clinton]], McCain voted to convict the president on both the [[perjury]] and [[obstruction of justice]] counts, saying Clinton had violated his sworn oath of office.<ref>Timberg, ''American Odyssey'', pp. 194–95</ref> In March 1999, McCain voted to approve the [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|NATO bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], saying that the ongoing genocide of the [[Kosovo War]] must be stopped and criticizing past Clinton administration inaction.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McDonald|first=Greg|url=https://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1999_3126690/nato-trains-sights-on-serb-targets-senate-oks-use.html|title=NATO trains sights on Serb targets: Senate OKs use of force in Balkans|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=March 24, 1999|access-date=March 5, 2008|archive-date=May 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512045241/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1999_3126690/nato-trains-sights-on-serb-targets-senate-oks-use.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in 1999, McCain shared the [[Profile in Courage Award]] with Feingold for their work in trying to enact their campaign finance reform,<ref name="jfk-award">{{cite web|url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education+and+Public+Programs/Profile+in+Courage+Award/Award+Recipients/John+McCain/Award+Announcement.htm|title=U.S. Senators John McCain and Russell Feingold Share 10th John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506070535/http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education%2Band%2BPublic%2BPrograms/Profile%2Bin%2BCourage%2BAward/Award%2BRecipients/John%2BMcCain/Award%2BAnnouncement.htm|archive-date=May 6, 2008|website=[[John F. Kennedy Library Foundation]]|date=May 24, 1999|access-date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> although the bill was still failing repeated attempts to gain cloture.<ref name="m-b" />

[[File:McCainFatherandGrandfather.jpg|thumb|right|alt=two men in uniform|McCain's grandfather and father on board a U.S. ship in [[Tokyo Bay]], circa [[End of World War II in Asia|end of World War II]] in 1945]]

In August 1999, McCain's memoir ''[[Faith of My Fathers]]'', co-authored with [[Mark Salter]], was published;<ref name="az-2000" /> a reviewer observed that its appearance "seems to have been timed to the unfolding Presidential campaign."<ref>Bernstein, Richard. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/01/books/books-of-the-times-standing-humbly-before-a-noble-family-tradition.html "Books of the Times; Standing Humbly Before a Noble Family Tradition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826215128/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/01/books/books-of-the-times-standing-humbly-before-a-noble-family-tradition.html |date=August 26, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'' (October 1, 1999). Retrieved August 11, 2008.</ref> The most successful of his writings, it received positive reviews,<ref>Alexander, ''Man of the People'', pp. 194–95</ref> became a bestseller,<ref>[http://booksandauthors.wiseto.com/bna/about_the_book/GALE|M1300097727 "Faith of My Fathers (1999)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708000930/http://booksandauthors.wiseto.com/bna/about_the_book/GALE%7CM1300097727 |date=July 8, 2012 }} (IE only), Books and Authors. Retrieved May 26, 2008.</ref> and was later [[Faith of My Fathers (film)|made into a TV film]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11487.html | title=McCain's TV biopic, reconsidered | first1=Jeffrey | last1=Ressner | first2=Kenneth P. | last2=Vogel | author-link2=Kenneth P. Vogel | work=[[The Politico]] | date=July 3, 2008 | access-date=August 26, 2018 | archive-date=September 13, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913114424/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11487.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The book traces McCain's family background and childhood, covers his time at Annapolis and his service before and during the Vietnam War, concluding with his release from captivity in 1973. According to one reviewer, it describes "the kind of challenges that most of us can barely imagine. It's a fascinating history of a remarkable military family."<ref>Knickerbocker, Brad. [http://www.csmonitor.com/1999/0916/p16s2.html "From a Vietnam Prison to the United States Senate"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118074529/http://www.csmonitor.com/1999/0916/p16s2.html |date=January 18, 2008 }}, ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'' (September 16, 1999). Retrieved May 27, 2008.</ref>