{"id":238,"date":"2010-06-22T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T17:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marklydecker.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2011-08-14T21:42:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T01:42:29","slug":"president-obama-and-the-grahams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marklydecker.com\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"President Obama and the Graham&#8217;s."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just discovered this meeting.\u00a0 Here it is from the Religious Herald:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">Obama, Graham meet at evangelist\u2019s home<\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\" align=\"right\"><a title=\"Print\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.religiousherald.org\/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4264&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=53','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religiousherald.org\/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4264&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=53\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.religiousherald.org\/templates\/default\/images\/printButton.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Print\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\" align=\"right\"><a title=\"E-mail\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.religiousherald.org\/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=4264&amp;itemid=53','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,directories=no,location=no'); return false;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religiousherald.org\/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=4264&amp;itemid=53\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.religiousherald.org\/templates\/default\/images\/emailButton.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"E-mail\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"70%\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Thursday, May 06, 2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ndigg_url = 'http:\/\/www.religiousherald.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4264';\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<p>MONTREAT, N.C. (RNS) &#8212; President Obama and ailing evangelist Billy Graham exchanged prayers during their first meeting recently at Graham\u2019s home in western North Carolina.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"300\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.newvoicemedia.org\/images\/stories\/content\/4916\/1_medium_obama_graham340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<div>President Obama meets with evangelist Billy Graham at his house in Montreat, N.C. (RNS\/Pete Souza\/The White House)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Obama had traveled to nearby Asheville, N.C., and requested the visit &#8212; the first time a sitting president has visited Graham at his residence, said Graham\u2019s longtime spokesman, Larry Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Graham, 91, issued a statement saying he was pleased with the visit and encouraging \u201cChristians everywhere to pray for our president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House described the meeting as one of conversation and \u201cprivate prayer\u201d and said Obama \u201cis extraordinarily gratified that he took the time to meet with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the 35-minute meeting, the men &#8212; joined by Graham\u2019s son and fellow evangelist Franklin Graham &#8212; discussed their wives, golf and Chicago. Graham gave the president two Bibles, one for himself and another for first lady Michelle Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Graham has met with 12 presidents over six decades, starting with Harry Truman in 1950.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just discovered this meeting.\u00a0 Here it is from the Religious Herald: Obama, Graham meet at evangelist\u2019s home By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service Thursday, May 06, 2010 MONTREAT, N.C. (RNS) &#8212; President Obama and ailing evangelist Billy Graham exchanged prayers during their first meeting recently at Graham\u2019s home in western North Carolina. 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