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Throughout the years, Billy Graham prayed for incoming presidents, offering petitions for the head of state and our nation that still ring true today. During the first inauguration of Richard Nixon in 1969, the evangelist prayed: “Our Father and our God, Thou hast said, ‘Blessed is that nation whose God is the Lord.’ We recognize on this historic occasion that we are ‘a nation under God.’ We thank Thee for this torch of faith handed to us by our forefathers. ... Thou hast warned us in the Scriptures, ‘If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?’ … Too long we have neglected Thy word and ignored Thy laws. … We have sown to the wind and are now reaping a whirlwind of crime, division, and rebellion. And now with the wages of our sins staring us in the face, we remember Thy words, ‘If my people who are called by my Name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.’” If I didn't know any better, I would have thought it was 2026!