• Billy Graham is an evangelist, author and spiritual adviser. He has met with and counseled several United States presidents since the administration of Harry Truman.Time Magazine: Billy Graham Profile

• Fast Facts

  1. Full Name: William Franklin Graham, Jr.
  2. Born: November 7, 1918
  3. Birth Place: Charlotte, North Carolina
  4. Attended Bob Jones College for one semester
  5. Attended Trinity College of Florida
  6. Graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in anthropology
  7. Spouse: Ruth Graham
  8. Has five children, 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren
  9. Son Franklin Graham now runs his ministries
  10. Ranks seventh on Gallup's list of admired 20th century people
  11. Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal
  12. Honorary Knight Commander of Order of the British Empire
  13. Has Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer

• Key Dates

  1. November 7, 1918: Born
  2. 1943: Graduated from Wheaton College
  3. January 2, 1944: Launched "Songs in the Night"
  4. 1943: Married Ruth Graham|
  5. 1945: Virginia Graham born
  6. 1948: Anne Graham born
  7. 1948: Served as President at Northwestern College
  8. 1949: Scheduled Revival Meetings|revival meetings in Los Angeles
  9. 1950: Ruth Graham born
  10. 1950: Founded Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
  11. 1952: Franklin Graham born
  12. 1954: Featured on the cover of Time
  13. 1958: Ned Graham born
  14. 1959: First crusade in Australia held
  15. September 14, 2001: Held a prayer at Washington National Cathedral for 9/11
  16. June 14, 2007: Ruth Graham died
  17. August 18, 2007: Treated for Internal Bleeding at Mission Health & Hospitals

• Bibliography

  1. Calling Youth to Christ (1947)
  2. America's Hour of Decision (1951)
  3. I Saw Your Sons at War (1953)
  4. Billy Graham Talks to Teenagers (1958)
  5. My Answer (1960)
  6. Billy Graham Answers Your Questions (1960)
  7. The Jesus Generation (1971)
  8. Angels: God's Secret Agents (1975 and 1985)
  9. How to Be Born Again (1977)
  10. Facing Death and the Life After (1987)
  11. Answers to Life's Problems (1988)
  12. Hope for the Troubled Heart (1991)
  13. Living in God's Love: The New York Crusade (2005)
  14. The Journey: How to Live by Faith in an Uncertain World (2006)

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