Press release from Gov. Pat McCrory’s office, shared April 10:

Gov. Pat McCrory joined members of the General Assembly on Wednesday to honor the Rev. Billy Graham. State lawmakers passed a resolution in honor of Graham that afternoon.

In anticipation of the resolution, McCrory presented Graham with a proclamation declaring him “North Carolina’s Favorite Son.” The governor visited the Graham family during a trip to Western North Carolina on March 1, 2013.

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McCrory declares Graham ‘NC’s Favorite Son’

by Angie Newsome, Carolina Public Press
April 11, 2013

<h1>McCrory declares Graham ‘NC’s Favorite Son’</h1> <p class="byline">by Angie Newsome, Carolina Public Press <br />April 11, 2013</p> <p>Press release from Gov. Pat McCrory’s office, shared April 10:</p> <p>Gov. Pat McCrory joined members of the General Assembly on Wednesday to honor the Rev. Billy Graham. State lawmakers passed a resolution in honor of Graham that afternoon.</p> <p>In anticipation of the resolution, McCrory presented Graham with a proclamation declaring him “North Carolina’s Favorite Son.” The governor visited the Graham family during a trip to Western North Carolina on March 1, 2013.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image wp-caption alignnone is-resized"><img src="http://carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/McCrory_Graham_72-610x406.jpg" alt="Image from Gov. Pat McCrory's office." class="wp-image-14846" height="406" width="610" /><figcaption>Image from Gov. Pat McCrory’s office.</figcaption></figure> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org/14845/mccrory-declares-graham-ncs-favorite-son/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org">Carolina Public Press</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-cropped-CPPlogo_icon_RGB.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://carolinapublicpress.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=14845&amp;ga3=G-45T85MYXXN" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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