Influential evangelist has died at 99: family to US media

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February 21, 2018 4:56 PM

Tall and handsome, Graham, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, cut a charismatic figure as an evangelical preacher whose huge rallies found audiences on radio and television.

American evangelist Billy Graham, a spiritual advisor to a dozen US presidents, has died at age 99, US media reported, citing family sources.

He preached to a long line of US presidents, from Harry Truman to Barack Obama, and was featured in the recent mini series "The Crown" as a spiritual adviser to the young Queen Elizabeth II.

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