‘Look, I Am My Husband’s Best Friend’

Newsweek, June, 2008

Cindy McCain talks about long-distance marriage, dirty politics and calls from her son in Iraq.

While her husband has been in Washington, Cindy McCain has been carving out a life of her own: last week she was in Vietnam to do charity work with Operation Smile. She paused to talk to NEWSWEEK’s Holly Bailey. Edited excerpts:

Bailey: I read an interview that you gave The Arizona Republic years ago about how, when you married Senator McCain, you looked forward to being the wife of a naval officer, but instead you were immediately thrust into the public eye. Did you know what you wer e getting into? Were you prepared for this kind of life?

McCain: I married a Navy captain, and don’t get me wrong, I’m not disappointed. But life presents you with...

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