by Billy Graham
At the Kremlin with Politburo member Boris Ponomarev, 1984.
Being welcomed in 1964 by Cardinal Richard J. Cushing of Boston, the first ranking Roman Catholic cleric to extend recognition to our ministry.
Meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain, 1989.
Preaching in the pouring rain to troops in Vietnam, December 1966.
Speaking at the infamous Wall of Death at the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz, Poland, 1978.
Answering questions at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1982.
Visiting the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, December 1977, where 100,000 lost their lives in a devastating cyclone and tidal wave.
Touring earthquake-damaged areas of Northern California, October 1989. Behind is a collapsed section of Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland.
On the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland, minutes after a bomb blast killed several people, 1972.
A first in Communist-dominated Europe: crowds legally gathering on public property for an evangelistic service, Pécs, Hungary, 1985.
Preaching to an impromptu gathering of people from the Masai tribe during the 1960 African tour.
Closing meeting of the 1973 Seoul, Korea, Crusade in Yoido Plaza with more than one million people, the largest audience in our ministry.
Some 250,000 people gather to hear the gospel in Central Park, New York, 1991.
Metropolitan (later Patriarch) Alexei listens as I preach in the Orthodox Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia, 1984.
A crowd estimated at 150,000 welcomes us to the Orthodox Cathedral in Timisoara, Romania, 1985.
Following our discussions, Chinese Premier Li Peng escorts Ruth and me to our car, 1988.
Japanese Christians welcome us to their country for a series of Crusades, 1980. Left: Team members Walter Smyth and Henry Holley.
Franklin, Ruth, and I visit Ruth’s childhood home in Huaiyin, China, during our 1988 trip.
Singing with school children at the Great Wall of China, 1988.
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With Grady Wilson and President Lyndon Johnson, sharing a joke at the President’s Texas ranch.
Leading a prayer at the inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon, January 20, 1969.
With President Ronald Reagan at the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony at the White House, 1983.
Golfing with President Gerald Ford, 1974.
Exchanging views with President Jimmy Carter during a trip to Atlanta.
With President and Mrs. Bush the night the Persian Gulf War began, January 16, 1991. The inscription reads, “Billy—Thank you for being with us at this critical moment in world history—Geo. Bush.”
With Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, following a chapel service at Sandringham, 1984.
George magazine editor-in-chief, John F. Kennedy, Jr., interviews me in New York, 1996.
Famed boxing champion Muhammad Ali visits us in our Montreat home, 1979.
With Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, 1993.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin welcomes me to the Kremlin following the close of the 1991 Moscow School of Evangelism.
In the Kremlin office of President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union, 1991.
On our fiftieth wedding anniversary, August 13, 1993, with children (from left) Ned, Gigi, Franklin, Ruth (Bunny), and Anne. Ruth is wearing her original wedding gown.
Speaking in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Ruth and me, May 2, 1996.
In the Oval Office with President Bill Clinton, 1996.
Relaxing at home, 1993.
Visiting with President Jiang Zemin of the People’s Republic of China, during his state visit to the United States, November 2, 1997.
Meeting in Boston with Christian and Muslim leaders from Iraq, September 25, 1999.
Speaking in Amsterdam via satellite to twelve thousand evangelists and church leaders from over two hundred and ten countries, 2000.
Overflow crowds watched the New York Crusade meetings via large screen projection in Flushing Meadows, New York, June, 2005. In the background is the famous sculpture representing the earth from the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
A Nation in Mourning: Speaking at the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance in the Washington National Cathedral, September 14, 2001.
President and Mrs. George W. Bush, along with former presidents and other national leaders, joined in the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, September 14, 2001.
President and Mrs. George W. Bush welcome us to the White House to celebrate my 83rd birthday. In back is our son, Franklin, with his wife, Jane, November, 2001.
Still a team after more than six decades: George Beverly Shea and I welcome each other to our final crusade, New York, June, 2005.
Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer, acting on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, confers on me the Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE), at the British Embassy in Washington, December 6, 2001.
Fifty-five years after our 1949 Los Angeles meetings, over three hundred thousand people gathered during four days of meetings in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl for the Greater Los Angeles Crusade, November, 2004.
Architect’s drawing of the new Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, designed to resemble a typical dairy barn from my childhood. In the foreground is my boyhood home, reassembled brick-by-brick from its original location on my father’s farm only a few miles away.
Billy Graham Crusades: 1947–1974
1947
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Charlotte, North Carolina
1948
Augusta, Georgia
Modesto, California
1949
Miami, Florida
Baltimore, Maryland
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Los Angeles, California
1950
Boston, Massachusetts
Columbia, South Carolina
Tour—New England States
Portland, Oregon
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Atlanta, Georgia
1951
Tour—Southern States
Fort Worth, Texas
Shreveport, Louisiana
Memphis, Tennessee
Seattle, Washington
Hollywood, California
Greensboro, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
1952
Washington, D.C.
Tour—American Cities
Houston, Texas
Jackson, Mississippi
Tour—American Cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1953
Tour—Florida Cities
Chattanooga, Tennessee
St. Louis, Missouri
Dallas, Texas
Tour—West Texas
Syracuse, New York
Detroit, Michigan
Asheville, North Carolina
1954
London, England
Europe Tour
Amsterdam
Berlin
Copenhagen
Düsseldorf
Frankfurt
Helsinki
Paris
Stockholm
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tour—West Coast
1955
Glasgow, Scotland
Tour—Scotland Cities
London, England
Paris, France
Zurich, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Mannheim, West Germany
Stuttgart, West Germany
Nürnberg, West Germany
Dortmund, West Germany
Frankfurt, West Germany
U.S. Service Bases
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Oslo, Norway
Gothenburg, Sweden
Aar
hus, Denmark
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1956
Tour—India and the Far East
Richmond, Virginia
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Louisville, Kentucky
1957
New York City, New York
1958
Caribbean Tour
San Francisco, California
Sacramento, California
Fresno, California
Santa Barbara, California
Los Angeles, California
San Diego, California
San Antonio, Texas
Charlotte, North Carolina
1959
Melbourne, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
Sydney, Australia
Perth, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Wellington, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
Canberra, Launceston, and
Hobart, Australia
Little Rock, Arkansas
Wheaton, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
1960
Monrovia, Liberia
Accra, Ghana
Kumasi, Ghana
Lagos, Nigeria
Ibadan, Nigeria
Kaduna, Nigeria
Enugu, Nigeria
Jos, Nigeria
Bulawayo, South Rhodesia
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Kitwe, North Rhodesia
Moshi, Tanganyika
Kisumu, Kenya
Usumbura, Ruanda-Urundi
Nairobi, Kenya
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Cairo, Egypt
Tour—Middle East
Washington, D.C.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bern, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
Basel, Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland
Essen, West Germany
Hamburg, West Germany
Berlin, West Germany
New York City (Spanish)
1961
Jacksonville, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Miami, Florida
Cape Canaveral, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
Peace River Park, Florida (Sunrise Service)
Boca Raton, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Manchester, England
Glasgow, Scotland
Belfast, Ireland
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1962
Tour—South America
Chicago, Illinois
Fresno, California
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Tour—South America
El Paso, Texas
1963
Paris, France
Lyon, France
Toulouse, France
Mulhouse, France
Nürnberg, West Germany
Stuttgart, West Germany
Los Angeles, California
1964
Birmingham, Alabama
Phoenix, Arizona
San Diego, California
Columbus, Ohio
Omaha, Nebraska
Boston, Massachusetts
Manchester, New Hampshire
Portland, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Providence, Rhode Island
Louisville, Kentucky
1965
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu, Oahu
Kahului, Maui
Hilo, Hawaii
Lihue, Kauai
Dothan, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
University of Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn University
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Copenhagen, Denmark
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Seattle, Washington
Denver, Colorado
Houston, Texas
1966
Greenville, South Carolina
London, England
Berlin, West Germany
1967
Ponce, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Great Britain
Turin, Italy
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kansas City, Missouri
Tokyo, Japan
1968
Brisbane, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Portland, Oregon
San Antonio, Texas
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1969
Auckland, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
Melbourne, Australia
New York City, New York
Anaheim, California
1970
Dortmund, West Germany
Knoxville, Tennessee
New York City, New York
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1971
Lexington, Kentucky
Chicago, Illinois
Oakland, California
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
1972
Charlotte, North Carolina
Birmingham, Alabama
Cleveland, Ohio
Kohima, Nagaland, India
1973
Durban, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Seoul, Korea (South)
Atlanta, Georgia
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
Raleigh, North Carolina
St. Louis, Missouri
1974
Phoenix, Arizona
Los Angeles, California (25th Anniversary Celebration)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Norfolk-Hampton, Virginia
Billy Graham Crusades: 1975–2005
1975
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jackson, Mississippi
Brussels, Belgium
Lubbock, Texas
Taipei, Taiwan
Hong Kong
1976
Seattle, Washington
Williamsburg, Virginia
San Diego, California
Detroit, Michigan
Nairobi, Kenya
1977
Gothenburg, Sweden
Asheville, North Carolina
South Bend, Indiana
Tour—Hungary
Cincinnati, Ohio
Manila, Philippines
Good News Festivals in India
1978
Las Vegas, Nevada
Memphis, Tennessee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kansas City, Missouri
Oslo, Norway
Stockholm, Sweden
Tour—Poland
Singapore
1979
São Paulo, Brazil
Tampa, Florida
Sydney, Australia
Nashville, Tennessee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1980
Oxford, England
Cambridge, England
Indianapolis, Indiana
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Wheaton, Illinois
Okinawa, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Reno, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
1981
Mexico City, Mexico
Villahermosa, Mexico
Boca Raton, Florida
Baltimore, Maryland
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
San Jose, California
H
ouston, Texas
1982
Blackpool, England
Providence, Rhode Island
Burlington, Vermont
Portland, Maine
Springfield, Massachusetts
Manchester, New Hampshire
Hartford, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
Summary of New England University and College Lecture Tour
Boston, Massachusetts
Northeastern University
Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University
Newton, Massachusetts
Boston College
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Gordon-Conwell Seminary
Hanover, New Hampshire
Dartmouth College
Boston, Massachusetts
Boise, Idaho
Spokane, Washington
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
German Democratic Republic
Wittenberg
Dresden (Saxony)
Görlitz
Stendal
Stralsund
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Brno
Bratislava
Nassau, Bahamas
1983
Orlando, Florida
Tacoma, Washington
Sacramento, California
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1984
Anchorage, Alaska
Mission England
Bristol
Sunderland
Norwich
Birmingham
Liverpool
Ipswich
Seoul, Korea (South)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Leningrad, Russia
Tallinn, Estonia
Novosibirsk, Siberia
Moscow, Russia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1985
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Hartford, Connecticut
Sheffield, England
Anaheim, California
Romania
Suceava
Cluj-Napoca
Oradea
Arad
Timisoara
Sibiu
Bucharest
Hungary
Pecs
Budapest
1986