She kept a dignified silence about the horrendous way McCain had treated her. She became loved and respected in Washington. She went to work as the press assistant for soon-to-be First Lady Nancy Reagan. The divorce settlement afforded Carol McCain full custody of their three children, alimony, child support, including college tuition, houses in Virginia and Florida, and lifelong financial support for her continuing medical treatment from the car accident.Ĭarol said the reason for the divorce was John turned 40 and he wanted to be 25 again. Her father was one of the largest distributors of Anheuser Busch in the country and she was an only child. McCain's new wife and her family were extravagantly wealthy. Cindy's father was well-connected and helped McCain move smoothly into Congress representing Arizona in Washington DC. McCain callously left his first wife and children behind. Carol and their children were devastated. He and Cindy married 5 weeks after the divorce was final on May 17, 1980. He requested a divorce in February, the divorce was sped along and granted in April. McCain wanted to marry Cindy but needed first to get a divorce. They had an affair for nine months while he was still married to and living with his wife Carol. He said by the end of the evening he was in love. He invited her to have drinks with him at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. She was 17 years younger than McCain and worth $100 million dollars. On one trip to Hawaii he met an Anheuser Busch distributer heiress, Cindy Hensley, at a cocktail party. McCain admitted he started having many girlfriends and affairs during this time. Bob Timberg was a retired Marine, an American journalist, writer, and author of four books, including THE NIGHTINGALE'S SONG and JOHN MCCAIN: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY. "He started carousing and running around with women.", reported Robert Timberg. But friends say privately he was ‘appalled’ by the change in her appearance.Īs a war hero, McCain was moving in ever-more elevated circles. McCain told reporters he was overjoyed to see Carol again. Carol had several surgeries, lost 5 inches in height, and gained some weight. McCain was released in 1973 and returned home to much fanfare. She requested that John not be told because she felt he already had enough to deal with. Ross Perot was an advocate of POW's and he paid her medical bills. Her legs, spine, and right arm were crushed and she was in the hospital for 6 months. She was thrown from the car through the front window. The road was icy and she slid head-on into a telephone pole. After dinner she was going to take gifts to some friends. On Christmas Eve 1969, Carol and the children were spending the holiday with her parents. His plane was shot down in 1967 and he became a POW. While he was there, Carol faithfully stayed at home looking after the children and waiting anxiously for news about her husband. He had been quite a playboy and was already becoming bored with the domesticated life. She and McCain became parents for a daughter one year later. She had been married to one of his classmates and had two children from her first marriage. He married Carol Shepp who was a successful swimsuit model. He was a member of a group of students who called themselves "The Bad Bunch". He was known for being wild and it usually revolved around women. McCain graduated 894th in his class of 899 students from the Naval Academy. He was known as "Songbird" by his mates in the Hanoi Hilton!!! Subject: Fwd: GETTING TO KNOW THE REAL JOHN MCCAIN
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