President Obama has a prayer with Rev. Billy Graham

Jason Sandford

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From USA Today:

No pool coverage of today’s visit by President Obama to Billy Graham, just White House statements about the meeting first arranged when Obama called Graham in November to wish him a happy 91st birthday.

“The president had a private prayer and conversation with Rev. Graham,” said White House spokesman Bill Burton. “He is extraordinarily gratified that he took the time to meet with him.”

In an e-mail, long-time Graham spokesman A. Larry Ross said their discussion ranged from the loneliness of the presidency to their mutual love of golf and the city of Chicago, reports our colleague Cathy Lynn Grossman on her Faith & Reason blog.

“Mr. Graham presented the President with two (New King James Version) Bibles — one for him, and other for the First Lady — after which the President prayed for Mr. Graham, who, in turn, concluded with a prayer for the President, his family and his administration,” Ross wrote.