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President Obama is the first sitting president to visit the home of Rev. Billy Graham, who lives in Montreat, a small town near Black Mountain. It was also their first meeting, according to Graham’s publicist, A. Larry Ross, and lasted 35 minutes.

“Mr. Graham was honored that the president would travel to meet him for an historic first-ever visit by a sitting president in his home, which reflected a cordial, gracious conversation together, along with the evangelist’s son, Franklin,” Ross said via e-mail. “Over coffee, the two men discussed a variety of topics, including their wives, and love for and similar experiences with golf and Chicago.

credit:John Boyle – www.citizen-times.com

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