Punk McNasty
Yesterday Senator John McCain spoke at his old high school, Episcopal high in Alexandria, Virginia. He spoke about his days as a scrappy, feisty navy brat who played football and wrestled. His yearbook from those days pictures him in a trench coat with the collar up, and a dangling cigarette. His nicknames? Punk and McNasty. We got our hands on an anonymous notebook that we believe was John McCain’s journal of thoughts and feelings from 1951, and we’ll share some excerpts.
The story you just read is available for free because thousands of listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Every day, reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you: We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.
Make a gift today, and you’ll get us one step closer to our goal of raising $25,000 by June 14. We need your help now more than ever!