Billy Graham: Evangelist to Presidents Dies at 99

Billy Graham was an American evangelist. Born on November 7, 1918, in Charlotte, North Carolina, he became a Southern Baptist minister.

He preached to an estimated 215 million people in more than 185 countries over six decades, in large stadium crusades. He was an adviser to presidents from Eisenhower to Obama and founded the magazine Christianity Today.

He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Graham died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, on February 21, 2018, at age 99.

Achievements: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1983), Congressional Gold Medal.

Birth: November 7, 1918 - Charlotte, North Carolina.

Profession: Evangelist.

Interesting Facts: He counseled 12 U.S. presidents.