(born 1918) Preacher William Franklin Graham, Jr brought evangelical religion to the global stage via mass revivals and mass media. After his childhood in the Depression South. Graham turned to the fundamentalist ministry founding his Evangelical Association in 1950. His primary vehicle was the mass crusade in urban centers from New York City to Los Angeles, CA (and eventually from London to Moscow), rebroadcast for multiple nights over television worldwide. Graham also became a conservative Christian confidant to US presidents from Eisenhower to Clinton. including the awkward Vietnam and Nixon years. His autobiography Just as I am, appeared in 1997.