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"There was never an idea of a career for us," she said. [24][112] Eisenhower asked for Graham while on his deathbed. [10] The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry. [99] In his autobiography, Graham claimed to have felt an "inner foreboding" in the week before Kennedy's assassination, and to have tried to contact him to say, "Don't go to Texas! Graham said that his planned retirement was a result of his failing health; he had suffered from hydrocephalus from 1992 on. [42], From the time his ministry began in 1947, Graham conducted more than 400 crusades in 185 countries and territories on six continents. [130], When the tapes were made public, Graham apologized[131][132] and said, "Although I have no memory of the occasion, I deeply regret comments I apparently made in an Oval Office conversation with President Nixon ... some 30 years ago. Then 86, he used a walker during the ceremony. [82] At the time of Ruth Graham's death, it was announced that they would be buried at the library site. 1999-2000: Pastoral Intern, Bay Leaf Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) [69] Graham invited Stott to be chief architect of the Lausanne Covenant, which issued from the Congress and which, according to Graham, "helped challenge and unite evangelical Christians in the great task of world evangelization. 1 color. [67], On October 15, 1989, Graham received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "The Billy Graham Song - "Billy, You're My Hero". Will is the grandson of Billy Graham and the oldest son of Franklin Graham. After his close relationships with Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, Graham tried to avoid explicit partisanship. "[51] The video, called "The Cross", is the main program in the My Hope America series and was also broadcast the week of Graham's 95th birthday. January 30, 1975 Dr. William Franklin "Billy" Graham. He was always trying to keep me there. [165] Singer Michael W. Smith was active in Billy Graham Crusades as well as Samaritan's Purse. William Franklin Graham IV, the grandson of the late Billy Graham and the son of Franklin Graham, serves as the Vice President of the Billy Graham Evangelic Association and the Executive Director of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. Roy Austin Graham Parents are Franklin Graham, Jane Austin Cunningham Graham. 1945), an inspirational speaker and author; Anne Graham Lotz (b. [113], Graham met and would become a close friend of Vice President Richard Nixon,[103][114] and supported Nixon, a Quaker, for the 1960 presidential election. [113] After Nixon's victorious 1968 presidential campaign, Graham became an adviser, regularly visiting the White House and leading the president's private worship services. On April 25, 2010, President Barack Obama visited Graham at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, where they "had a private prayer". In 2018, Will portrayed his grandfather, Billy Graham, in the Universal Studios biopic Unbroken: Path to Redemption (about Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini). "[152] Graham opposed same-sex marriage,[153] and in 2012 he took out full-page ads in favor of North Carolina Amendment 1 which banned it in North Carolina. Davies, Caroline. A spokesman for Graham said that Graham has never been an antisemite and that the comparison (in accord with the context of the quotation in the Book of Revelation[134]) was directed specifically at those claiming to be Jews, but not holding to traditional Jewish values. A DVD Bible study curriculum (and accompanying book) based on Redeemed was released in May 2019. [25][26], After graduating from Sharon High School in May 1936, Graham attended Bob Jones College. [129] Captured on the tapes, Graham agreed with Nixon that Jews control the American media, calling it a "stranglehold" during a 1972 conversation with Nixon, and suggesting that if Nixon was re-elected that they might be able to do something about it. [115] Though a registered Democrat, Graham also maintained firm support of aggression against the foreign threat of Communism and strongly sympathized with Nixon's views regarding American foreign policy. [167] He also sang it at the memorial service honoring Graham at the United States Capitol rotunda on February 28, 2018. [96] This was shortly before Kennedy's speech in Houston, Texas on the separation of church and state; the speech was considered to be successful in meeting the concerns of many voters. "Billy Graham coming out with new book on 'Heaven, Eternity and Our Life Beyond'. [47] Borden had died in Egypt on his way to the mission field. He ventured into the Ohio Valley where Indians and whites waged an expansionist war. [96] During the 1960 campaign, Graham met with a conference of Protestant ministers in Montreux, Switzerland, to discuss their mobilization of congregations to defeat Kennedy. William Franklin Graham IV (born January 30, 1975) is an American Christian evangelist. Graham prepared one last sermon, "My Hope America", which was released on DVD and played around America and possibly worldwide between November 7–10, 2013. During his early life William Franklin was a frontiersman, soldier, a captain in the Pennsylvania militia, and aide-decamp to his father. [10] Graham recalled in his autobiography that during this time, he and King developed a close friendship and that he was eventually one of the few people who referred to King as "Mike", a nickname which King asked only his closest friends to call him. Born. Templeton applied to Princeton Theological Seminary for an advanced theological degree and urged Graham to do so as well, but he declined as he was already serving as the president of Northwestern Bible College. [8] He was also lifelong friends with another televangelist, the founding pastor of the Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller, whom Graham talked into starting his own television ministry. He was a retired farmer. Billy Graham Dead at 99". William Franklin Graham, Jr., to be known generally as Billy Graham, was born near Charlotte, North Carolina, to William Franklin and Morrow (Coffey) Graham. [136], Graham expressed inclusivist views, suggesting that people without explicit faith in Jesus can be saved. "Honorary knighthood for Billy Graham". [16], William Franklin Graham Jr. was born on November 7, 1918, in the downstairs bedroom of a farmhouse near Charlotte, North Carolina. He was 99 years old. 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President Donald Trump said Graham was "an ambassador for Christ". [146] Despite Graham's public views on womanhood, it has been acknowledged that Ruth still remained active in Christian ministry after they married, often teaching Sunday School. [27] He preached his first sermon that year at Bostwick Baptist Church near Palatka, Florida, while still a student. [52], Graham's early crusades were segregated, but he began adjusting his approach in the 1950s. On July 9, 2006, he spoke at the Metro Maryland Franklin Graham Festival, held in Baltimore, Maryland, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. "[70] The movement remains a significant fruit of Graham's legacy, with a presence in nearly every nation. "[127], In a 1999 speech, Graham discussed his relationship with the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, praising him as a "different kind of communist" and "one of the great fighters for freedom in his country against the Japanese." 1999-2000: Pastoral Intern, Bay Leaf Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) 3. [161], Graham received the Big Brother of the Year Award for his work on behalf of children. They have two daughters, Christine Jane (CJ) and Rachel Austin, both high schoolers in Buncombe County Schools, and a son, William Franklin Graham V, who goes by Quinn. Mother has not. [17] Graham was raised on a family dairy farm with his two younger sisters, Catherine Morrow and Jean and a younger brother, Melvin Thomas. [116] Thus, he was more sympathetic to Republican administrations. The first Billy Graham Crusade, held September 13–21, 1947, in the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was attended by 6,000 people. [125], Graham was outspoken against communism and supported the American Cold War policy, including the Vietnam War. In 1984, he led a series of summer meetings—Mission England—in the United Kingdom, and he used outdoor football (soccer) fields for his venues. When Newsweek asked Graham whether ministers – whether they think of themselves as evangelists, pastors or a bit of both – should spend time engaged with politics, he replied: 'You know, I think in a way that has to be up to the individual as he feels led of the Lord. Billy was the first of four children, followed by Catherine, Melvin, and Jean. [168][88], In 2000, former First Lady Nancy Reagan presented the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to Graham. Vice President and Associate Evangelist. This created such an aversion that Graham and his sister avoided alcohol and drugs for the rest of their lives. He appeared in North Korea in 1992. [24] During his crusades, he frequently used the altar call song, "Just As I Am".[45]. 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