Tom Brune

  • "Is McCain a competent fellow?"

    When President Johnson asked that question about John McCain's father, Adm. Jack McCain, the answer he got was not flattering. But McCain got a promotion from LBJ anyway.
    By Tom Brune October 29, 2008

  • How Dirksen lobbied on behalf of Jack McCain

    A series of documents show the influential Illinois senator pushing LBJ hard for a promotion for John McCain's father, Adm. John "Jack" McCain Jr.
    By Tom Brune October 29, 2008
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