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PHN THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN dig. RECOMMENDED TELEPHONE CALL TO: Admiral John S. McCain/II RECOMMENDED BY: Mike Schrauth PURPOSE: Express your happiness that Admiral McCain's son, Lt. Commander John S. McCain III, is returning home after long captivity in North Vietnam. BACKGROUND: Admiral McCain served during almost all of the first Administration as CINCPAC (from 1968 to September, 1972). During this time his son was a POW in North Vietnam. The President attended Admiral McCain's retirement ceremony at Hickham Air Force Base in Hawaii in September, 1972. Admiral McCain returned to California in the "Spirit of '76" as a guest of the President. TALKING POINTS: 1. I just wanted you to know how happy I was to see that your son was among the recent group to return from Hanoi. 2. I appreciate your loyalty and devotion to duty during those difficult years when you were in command in the Pacific and your son was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. 3. My very best to you and Mrs. McCain and to your son. March 16, 1973 Action