Through his proximity to American power, Billy Graham gave the Vietnam War a pseudo-theological justification. LBJ named "Operation Rolling Thunder," the brutal aerial bombardment campaign, after a verse in Graham's signature revival anthem.
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Graham was also an unrepentant liar, posturing publicly as an oblivious bystander with no political commitments and no objectives other than to Serve The Lord, while privately engaging in advocacy on behalf of his favored politicians such as Nixon. Please spare us the hagiography
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