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Former Presidents George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton, second left, and Jimmy Carter, right, join Franklin Graham, second right, as they pose with Billy Graham, center, in front of the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C., on May 31, 2007 during the dedication ceremony. The 40,000-square-foot complex, built near the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, traces the preacher's rise from farm boy to the most widely heard minister of all time, having preached the Gospel in person to more than 210 million people over his long career. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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