Billy Graham’s California Crusades and A Personal Interview
Billy Graham was a Christian evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister born November 7, 1918, as William Franklin Graham Jr. He died on February 21, 2018 at age 99.
Billy Graham’s California Crusades
and A Personal Interview By C. MacDonald
Billy Graham’s body lies in honor inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. from Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 until 10 a.m. Thursday, March 1st. He is the fourth private person to have this unique distinction.
The late Billy Graham held huge crusades in more than 10 California cities, as part of his six decades of in-person preaching to millions of people here and in many countries.
His impact on Californians and people everywhere is amazing. Yet, this son of a North Carolina farmer was not always the enthusiastic, evangelical pastor, whose voice could be heard across a stadium. …read more>
Billy Graham, Trusted Adviser to 12 U.S. Presidents
- Harry Truman
- Dwight D. Eisenhower – first president to ask for Graham’s counsel. “I think one of the reasons I was elected was to help lead this country spiritually,” he told Graham. “We need a spiritual renewal.”
- John F. Kennedy
- Lyndon B. Johnson – had Billy Graham with him his last night in the White House
- Richard Nixon – sought Graham’s advice on running for president. “Well if you don’t run, you’ll always wonder,” said Graham.
- Gerald Ford – played golf with Graham
- Jimmy Carter
- Ronald Reagan – presented Billy Graham the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- George H.W. Bush
- Bill Clinton
- George W. Bush
- Donald Trump – As a child Trump’s parents took him to Graham’s religious crusades. “Billy was born with the ‘it factor’ and very few people have that …when he was on television, he really did jump right through the screen.”
