John McCain

Profile of John McCain -- the man who talks of honor and patriotic duty, and admits to having a legendary short fuse.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain, is looking forward to being confirmed at his party's convention.

The race for the White House will then enter its most intensive phase and the candidates and their policies will come under greater scrutiny than ever.

The BBC's Mike Gallagher finds out what makes John McCain tick and explores what his greatest influences have been. People who know him have their say about his good qualities and his weaknesses.

John McCain turns out to have issues surrounding his father, who was a four-star Admiral in the US Navy. Living up to his father's achievements seems to have driven McCain all his life, and sustained him through the trauma of five-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

McCain talks of honour and patriotic duty being his main objectives in public life. But he also admits that he has a legendary short fuse.

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