During the 2008 Presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain spoke highly of then-candidate Sen. Barack Obama's character at the Al Smith dinner. On McCain, Hardball's Chris Matthews said: "Put that in a time capsule as proof that there was such a time that American political leaders spoke that way of their rivals. Better yet, put it in your brain and lock it there as we will continue to endure the lack of mutual respect in American politics." | The Guardians of Democracy

When John McCain conceded the 2008 presidential race, he praised Barack Obama for making history as the country's first African American president and offered "goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together". Watch the late senator's full speech: | POLITICO

During his 2008 GOP Acceptance speech, John McCain said: "I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else's. I loved it not just for the many comforts of life here. I loved it for its decency, for its faith in the wisdom, justice, and goodness of its people. I loved it because it was not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for. I was never the same again; I wasn't my own man anymore; I was my country's." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK-HFCId8_M | C-SPAN

Joe Biden became the president-elect today. But Trump has shown no signs of conceding the election, instead promising to challenge the result through lawsuits. We take a look back at concession speeches from candidates and elections past from President Jimmy Carter (1980), Walter Mondale (1984), Michael Dukakis (1988), President George H.W. Bush (1992), Al Gore (2000), John Kerry (2004), John McCain (2008), Mitt Romney (2012) and Hillary Clinton (2016). | POLITICO