Statement by John McCain on Meeting with Reverends Billy and Franklin Graham

ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain today made the following statement after meeting with Reverend Billy Graham and his son, Reverend Franklin Graham:

"Today, I met with Reverend Billy Graham and his son, Franklin. We had a very excellent conversation, and I appreciated the opportunity to visit with them. Billy Graham recalled that during the Vietnam War when I was a prisoner, he visited my parents twice in Honolulu, and he and my father prayed together for me. And I expressed my appreciation for that a long time ago."