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Early in life. she was just 19 when she met her future husband, a sailor on the uss oklahoma. robertas mother banished him from their home because she didnt want her daughter to marry a sailor. so what did he roberta do? >> we eloped. it was a real love affair. >> reporter: roberta create what had her son later called a mobile classroom, often taking her children on road trips as part of their education. as senator mccain shared in his memoir, they went to museums, art galleries and natural wond...

Opportunities to make ourselves useful to our country. i wouldnt be here tonight but for the strength of her character. >> reporter: the two were very close. to roberta, he was simply johnny. >> he was just one of those nice children that people like to have around. the neighbors liked him. everybody liked johnny. >> reporter: roberta mccain was born in 1912 when william howard taft was president, and her independent streak kicked in early in life. she was just 19 when she met her future husband...