billy graham, does that name ring a bell? billy graham, as you see here, friend of eisenhower. he will help bring the influence of the church behind the eisenhower campaign in 1952. billy graham is a friend of texas oil, especially wildcatters. his movie company is going to create this movie called "oiltown usa." it shows how one oilman is able to, by accepting christianity, redeem oil, redeem its money, and use its money to support christian causes. again, a reversal of what we are going to encounter in "giant." the point being, it is not just a political effort, but an thestry formed around ethics of wildcat christianity, that is going to have a real important influence in the years to come. all right. any questions question -- any questions? let's pause now. as we make our way into the 1950's, i want to give you a snapshot of two important initiatives in the 1950's. we can talk about religion and culture. we can talk about some key political pivots. all, important. the bottom line is, economics. in the 1950's, we see both independent and major oil looking ways to buttress th

billy graham.he well-known evangelist reminded the group that as they took inspiration from the president, he in turn needed their strength. billy graham asked everyone whatever their religious background to pray that god would give the president strength and wisdom at this hour in the history of the world. on june 14, the middle east was again the focal point of white house to liberation. the newly appointed crisis committee convened late in the evening. soviets -- the russians in a surprise move called for an emergency session of the general assembly. the delegation due to arrive in three days would be headed by the soviet premier. the day the russian premier arrived in new york, president johnson in a short hop to dollars airport. the prime minister was en route from expo 67. be the presidents guest at camp david. with the informal atmosphere of a presidential retreat, a backdrop for unhurried discussion, they covered the whole spectrum of at least problems. the almost insoluble question of the

here, here is the billy graham.he billy graham. >> you are dancing on your heels. >> that is to save souls. >> don't get me laughing. you will never get out of here. >> now there are different types of sneezes. i would like to show you some of those. no first you -- [laughter] first, you have the society sneeze. [laughter] >> then you have the nose holder, these guys. [laughter] >> then you have the truck driver's delight. wait, i better -- truck driver's delight. here. [laughter] >> this routine gets a little sloppy. [laughter] >> come on, i want to hear one bird call. >> all right one bird call. , >> wait, wait, wait. what kind of bird is that? >> will that is not a bird, that is i just saw reflection in the lens and i just love me. [laughter] announcer: so sit back with the ones you love and relax, knowing you're about to be entertained by the one man who always knew how to make you smile. >> a chariot. >> cornflakes. announcer: back in television's golden age, not everyone could see gold or red on their tv scree

billy graham. well-known evangelist reminded the group that as they took inspiration from the president, he, in turn, needed their strength. he asked everyone, no matter their religious background, to pray that god give the president wisdom and strength. was thehe white house focus of deliberations. the newly created crisis committee convened in the evening. the russians, in a surprise move called for an emergency session of the delegation. it would be headed by none less than the soviet premier. on the day that the soviet premier arrived in york, president johnson made a short hop to dulles airport to greet the premised are of a. he was en route and had made a red carpet visit to the white house earlier and would be the president's guest at camp david. they cover the spectrum of middle east problems -- the thest insoluble question of refugees, israel's territorial gains, the arab refusal to accept israel as an independent nation. as far as the press was concerned, there was only one question. woul

i remember sitting in my living room, watching a black and white tv while billy graham was pleaching and calling for an altar call. that's a little bit of how we grew up in our family clear back then when tv's were back and -- were black and white. now his son, reverend franklin graham, took a phone call from me from albane in aa that resulted in a dc-8 being dispatched to fly the three patients out of tanzania to sioux city, iowa, where they received surgery to repair 17 broken bones and by the way with all the medical devices donated by the company that produced them as well. nd when i look at this, doreen was paralyzed, particularly in her right leg, and there was no confidence as to whether she would ever be able to have any feeling in that game or ever be able to walk again. today she has feeling in that leg, she has movement in that leg and my level of confidence that she'll walk again is pretty high right now. all the other prayers have been answered, why not this one? i think the day comes when these three arrive back in tans knee yasm i'll predict the date. i think it'll be