17 Facts About Roberta McCain

Roberta Wright McCain was an American socialite and oil heiress.

Roberta McCain was the wife of Admiral John S McCain Jr.

Roberta McCain Wright and her identical twin sister, Rowena Fay, were born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on February 7,1912.

Roberta McCain had three additional siblings: Archibald Kidwell Wright, Martha Nadine Wright and Alexander Franklin Wright.

Roberta McCain had 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.

The McCain family was Episcopalian and Roberta McCain said faith is important for her family.

Roberta McCain sent her son, John McCain, to an Episcopalian high school, and kept his prayer book.

Roberta McCain raised her children while living in Capitol Hill.

Roberta McCain was a successful socialite who used her home as a salon for lawmakers, which helped her husband's military career.

Roberta McCain hosted breakfasts for politicians and other prominent figures.

In 1971, Roberta McCain requested no special sympathy in regard to her son's captivity.

Roberta McCain stated that Navy tradition was important in the family; her daughter married a naval officer, John S McCain III became a naval aviator, and her younger son Joe enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War.

John S McCain III was held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five-and-a-half years.

Roberta McCain was encouraged to accept, graciously and with good humor, the responsibilities and sacrifices her choices have required of her.

Roberta McCain campaigned during her son's 2008 presidential bid, and was active in 2007 and 2008 despite her advanced age.

Roberta McCain accompanied other members of her family in June 2018 for the Washington, DC screening of the documentary John Roberta McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Roberta McCain was buried next to her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.