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Archives to Unveil More Never-Before-Seen Billy Graham Documents

Uncategorized | Mar 12, 2018

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Billy Graham meets with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House in 1962. | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

By Lisa Cannon Green

Known as “America’s pastor,” evangelist Billy Graham also had personal relationships with leaders around the world—in the Vatican, in Buckingham Palace, and in nations stretching from Argentina to Yugoslavia.

Starting Monday, two new collections about his ministry, including notebooks documenting Graham’s personal relationship with each U.S. president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama, will be opened to the public.

The collections, maintained by the Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College in Illinois, also cover Graham’s interactions with other world leaders, his evangelistic campaigns, his work with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and a wide range of other topics.

“These collections are a treasure house for anyone interested in Rev. Graham, American evangelicalism, or global Christianity, among many other possible subjects,” said archivist Bob Shuster in a statement.

“People will benefit from Rev. Graham’s generosity in making them available for many years to come.”

Graham and the BGEA had embargoed the two collections until after his death, and documents within the collections remain closed until they are 30 years old. Some documents have additional restrictions.

The collections include letters, sermons, photos, audio and video files, and other materials.

Graham died Feb. 21 at his home in Montreat, North Carolina. During his lifetime, an estimated 2.2 billion people heard him preach.

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LISA CANNON GREEN (@lisaccgreen) is senior editor of Facts & Trends.

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