Rev. Billy Graham honored with statue unveiled at US Capitol: 'One of America's greatest citizens'
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A statue honoring the Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled on Thursday, May 16, at the U.S. Capitol. The statue is one of two that represents prominent North Carolinians.
The statue unveiling "truly is a historic moment," said Johnson in comments shared with Fox News Digital. He noted that only four people in the history of the United States have been honored with three distinctions: a Congressional Gold Medal, lying in state after their death, and receiving a statue at the U.S. Capitol. "He [used] his magnetic, loving and persuasive gifts to counsel and lift in prayer political leaders of both parties." Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"Two of them are presidents – Presidents Ford and Reagan – and one is Rosa Parks," he said. "And the other, as of today, will be Rev. Billy Graham."