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Bill Clinton Pays His Respects To Billy Graham

WFAE | By Associated Press
Published February 27, 2018 at 12:08 PM EST
Members of the public visit the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, to honor Billy Graham as his body lies in repose at the Graham Family Homeplace.
Billy Graham Evangelical Association/DeMoss
Members of the public visit the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, to honor Billy Graham as his body lies in repose at the Graham Family Homeplace.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is paying his respects to the late Rev. Billy Graham.

Clinton arrived in Charlotte on Tuesday and was escorted into Graham's boyhood home where his casket sits. Clinton spoke with Graham's son Franklin for several minutes.

Clinton is the second former president to visit Charlotte to pay his respects. George W. Bush visited Graham's library on Monday, along with more than 6,000 other mourners.

Graham died last week at his home in the North Carolina mountains. He was 99.

Graham's body will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and Thursday. His funeral will be Friday back in Charlotte and President Donald Trump is expected to attend.

Hillary Clinton did not visit with her husband.
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