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Oct. 14, 1999.
Sen. McCain presented "Granny D" with a new pair of walking shoes.
McCain and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) welcomed Doris "Granny D" Haddock,
the 89-year old great- grandmother who is walking across the United States
to promote campaign finance reform, to the Capitol as she took a break
from her walk. She sat in the Senate gallery as McCain opened the
debate on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. |
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Oct. 6, 1999.
Sen. McCain and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) addressed the Committee for Economic
Development, a group of business leaders that has come out in favor of
a ban on soft money. McCain also sent a letter to the other GOP presidential
candidates urging them to help reform "a campaign financing system that
is nothing more than a sophisticated influence peddling scheme." |
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September
27, 1999. Sen. McCain formally announces his candidacy at Greeley
Park in Nashua, New Hampshire. He stated, "I
run for President of the United States because I want to return our government
back to whom it belongs--the people. So that Americans can believe
once again that public service is a summons to duty and not a lifetime
of privilege." More |
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Sept.13, 1999.
Sen. McCain discussed his book Faith of My Fathers with reporters
before a signing at Trover's in Washington, DC. In response to a
question, he said that if the book had been written with presidential ambitions
in mind, "I might have left out significant segments...might not have mentioned
some of my social life." |
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May 20, 1999.
After his speech and the Q & A, Sen. McCain talked with members of
the audience. |
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May 20, 1999.
In a speech at the National Press Club, Sen. McCain condemned "the generally
inept foreign policy of the Clinton administration" and argued that "domestic
tranquility is contingent upon international stability." |
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April 11,
1999. Sen. McCain has made numerous television appearances to outline his
views on Kosovo. The zenith may have occurred on April 5, when he appeared
on seven programs in one evening. Here he talks with reporters after
an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press. He said that ruling out ground troops
was "foolishness" and "not logical." "We cannot rule out any option," McCain
said. Sen. McCain had recently returned from a trip to Brussels and bases
in Italy and Germany with Defense Secretary William Cohen. The Kosovo situation
caused him to delay formal announcement of his presidential campaign, which
had been scheduled for April 6. |
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March 3, 1999.
Sen. McCain speaks at Citizens Against Government Waste's press conference
on the release of the organization's "1999 Congressional Pig Book Summary."
The "Pig Book" highlights pork barrel projects. McCain has waged a crusade
again pork barrel spending for ten years, and even has a pork barreling
pig on his Senate web site. |
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Feb. 28, 1999.
Sen. McCain talks with county officials at the National Conference of Republican
County Officials meeting, held during the National Association of Counties
annual legislative conference. He had just returned to Washington after
appearing at the California Republican Party convention. In his speech
to the county officials, McCain referred to the presidential race and Ronald
Reagan's 11th Commandment, declaring, "We cannot destroy each other or
we're going to have an Al Gore presidency." McCain touched on five issues
in the heart of his speech: the Internet's possibilities and downsides,
taxes, Social Security, foreign policy, and young people's alienation from
politics. He also took Q and A. |
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Feb. 23, 1999.
Sen. McCain received the League of United Latino American Citizens' Friendship
Award. Vice President Gore also spoke at this event earlier in the evening.
McCain noted that he was very proud to have obtained over 55% of the Hispanic
vote in his last election. He devoted a considerable portion of his speech
to recounting the heroism of the late Sgt. Roy Benavidez, a Medal of Honor
winner who served in Vietnam. |
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Feb. 14, 1999.
Sen. McCain talks with reporters outside NBC studios after appearing on
"Meet the Press." |
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Feb. 14, 1999.
Sen. McCain talks with reporters outside NBC studios after appearing on
"Meet the Press." Much of the discussion focused on the just-concluded
impeachment trial and what happens next; there were also questions on the
appropriate level of media scrutiny for political figures and Kosovo. |
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Sept. 22,
1998. Sen. McCain poses with former Senator and 1996 Republican presidential
nominee Bob Dole after the International Republican Institute's fourth
annual Freedom Dinner. McCain is chairman of the IRI. |
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June 2, 1998.
After the Memorial Day recess, McCain and other Senators press the Senate
to pass tobacco legislation. |
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May 20, 1998 (a). More than
1,000 kids gathered for a rally at the Capitol to urge the Senate to pass
comprehensive tobacco control legislation. |
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May 20, 1998
(b). Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sen. McCain addressed the rally. |
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May 20, 1998
(c). Sen. McCain speaks to reporters after the rally. |
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May 20, 1998
(d). Sen. McCain heads back to the Capitol after the rally, still fielding
reporters' questions. |
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Feb. 24, 1998. At a news
conference on Capitol Hill, Sen. McCain makes another pitch for the campaign
finance reform legislation he and Sen. Feingold had long advocated. The
Senate killed the bill on Feb. 26. |
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March 11, 1997. President
McCain? The presidential seal on the lectern looks like a good fit, but
it is actually on the podium for President Clinton, who also spoke at this
forum, an Annenberg Public Policy Center-sponsored event examining free
television time for candidates. |
