the statue of the oldest man in the capital is john winthrop, an english lawyer, one of the leading founders of the massachusetts bay colony in 1630. he symbolizes how our country began marked by the belief as he said in his own words that with god's help we could be a shining city on a hill for the people. of course making the reference from scripture. our newest statute is of a man who shares the same vision, who shares the same gospel, looked back at where we were and prayed and served endlessly but we could become again that shining city on a hill. this is truly a historic moment. there are only four people in the history of our country received its three highest honors here, congressional gold-medal, upon their passing, having a statue here in the capital. two of them are presidents, ford and reagan. one is rosa parks. the other, as of today, will be reverend billy graham. [applause] >> i have done a few of these ceremonial events, i don't ever get nervous for public speaking but i'm nervous today because billy graham is such a towering figure in my life and all of our lives and a singu