For the Record - March 18, 2008

McCain foreign policy: In an article in Sunday’s Section A about John McCain’s views on foreign policy over the last 25 years, Nixon Center President Dimitri Simes was described as saying that McCain had privately assured some prominent supporters that “his more exuberant statements don’t necessarily reflect his real views.” However, Simes did not say McCain had privately told supporters that his public statements should not be taken literally; Simes said supporters had private meetings with McCain “which they found quite encouraging.” Also, Simes’ first name was misspelled Dmitri.