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He did not talk to receive better treatment and there is absolutely no evidence that he ever received preferential treatment.



However, there IS considerable evidence that Hanoi offered him special treatment several times, including early repatriation, in an effort to embarrass his father, who was the top Navy commander in the pacific at that time. To his eternal credit, McCain refused said offers enough times that it earned him multiple beatings and a 2-year stretch in solitary.