In his lifetime, Billy Graham has preached the Gospel to 215 million people.Diana Walker for TIME
Color Blind
Graham addresses African religious leaders and Salvation Army members in Zimbabwe. He consistently refused to visit South Africa under Apartheid until its government finally allowed desegregated audiences.James Burke / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Clash of Cultures
Graham speaks with witch doctors during an African mission.James Burke / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Sermon
Graham was a prolific author. He wrote 30 books, including his memoirs Just As I Am.Bettmann / Corbis
Meet the Press
After his arrival in Southampton, England, Graham speaks to reporters, May 24, 1966.Wood / Express / Getty
The Word
Graham waves a handkerchief while standing at a podium during a service in front of a crowd at Wembley Stadium.Brian Seed / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Long-Term Relationship
Husband and wife actors Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis mug with Graham at a movie exhibitors' meeting in Dallas, 1952. The friendship between Graham and Reagan lasted through his presidency.Squire Haskins / Special Collections, University of Texas, Arlington
Touched
Graham prays during a crusade in Charlotte, 1972Russ Busby
Lighter Side
Vice-President George Bush talks with Graham on the speakers' platform before addressing the Southern Baptists Convention in the Superdome in New Orleans.Bettmann / Corbis
Eloquence
Graham preaches to a crowd of 21,000 in St. Paul, Minnesota, about Judgment Day.Bettmann / Corbis
The Lion in Winter
Graham at home in North Carolina, 1981.Estate of Stanley Tretick
Student
Graham (center) at the Florida Bible Institute in 1940. He eventually graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois in 1943.
Missionary
In 1949, Graham scheduled a series of missions in Los Angeles. While only scheduled for three weeks, the missions went on for eight.The Billy Graham Center
Foray into Washington
Graham, behind hat, kneels in prayer with, from left to right, Jerry Beavan, Cliff Barrows and Grady Wilson after meeting with President Harry Truman to discuss the Korean War, July 14, 1950.Bettmann / Corbis
Ike
Graham speaks with President Dwight Eisenhower at the White House, May 11, 1957.Paul Schutzer / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Family Values
After returning from his 'Crusade for Christ' tour, Graham embraces his wife, Ruth, and his children in New York.Hulton / Getty
The Lord’s Striker
On a trip to the United Kingdom, Graham addresses a crowd of football supporters at Stamford Bridge, London, during half-time at a match between Chelsea and Newcastle United.Edward Miller / Getty
Bible in Hand
Preaching in North Carolina, 1962.Globe Photos
Two By Two
Watching a pair of giraffes cross the road while on a missionary trip in Kenya.James Burke / Time Life Pictures / Getty
