National Prayer Breakfast Keynote Speakers

Historical

Missing: Frank Carlson (1960) * Henry W. Fowler, Secretary of the Treasury (1967) * Dr. Charles Malik (1968) * Lieutenant General M. H. Silverthorn (1968) * Elton Trueblood (1969) * Representative Albert H. Quie of Minnesota (1972) * James Wright (1977) * Representative Bill Hefner of North Carolina (1981) * Senator William L. Armstrong of Colorado (1988) * Prime Minister Ratu Mara of Fiji (1992) * Senator Connie Mack of Florida (1998) * Ambassador Tony P. Hall (2005) * Ward Brehm (2008) * José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (2010) * Randall Wallace (2011) * Rajiv Shah (2014) * Barry Black (2017) * Gary Haugen (2019) * Arthur C. Brooks (2020)

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

28

1953

Dwight David Eisenhower

U.S. President

33.33% (60 of 180 votes)

6

1959

Richard Milhous Nixon

U.S. President

58.51% (275 of 470 votes)

26

1961

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

27

1963

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

14

1964

Lyndon Baines Johnson

U.S. President

45.00% (9 of 20 votes)

23

1965

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

24

1966

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

25

1969

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

29

1973

Mark Hatfield

U.S. Senator

16.67% (1 of 6 votes)

34

1977

Jim Wright

U.S. Congressman

0% (0 of 0 votes)

33

1983

Joe Gibbs

Football Coach

0% (0 of 0 votes)

21

1985

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

22

1986

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

31

1987

Elizabeth Dole

U.S. Senator

0% (0 of 5 votes)

16

1989

Andrew Young, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

44.44% (4 of 9 votes)

1

1990

James Baker

U.S. Secretary of State

100% (2 of 2 votes)

32

1991

Joe Gibbs

Football Coach

0% (0 of 0 votes)

20

1993

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

7

1994

Mother Teresa (Saint Teresa of Calcutta)

Religious Figure

57.52% (88 of 153 votes)

15

1995

Andrew Young, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

44.44% (4 of 9 votes)

30

1996

Sam Nunn

U.S. Senator

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

11

1997

Ben Carson

Doctor

50.0% (58 of 116 votes)

2

1999

Max Lucado

Religious Figure

100% (1 of 1 votes)

12

2000

Joseph Lieberman

U.S. Senator

47.46% (243 of 512 votes)

3

2001

Bill Frist

Politician

100% (5 of 5 votes)

8

2006

Bono

Vocalist

57.50% (46 of 80 votes)

4

2007

Francis Collins

Scientist

100% (5 of 5 votes)

9

2009

Tony Blair

World Leader

50.0% (2 of 4 votes)

10

2012

Eric Metaxas

Author

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

19

2013

Mark Burnett

Producer

39.02% (723 of 1853 votes)

5

2015

Darrell Waltrip

Auto Racer

96.00% (24 of 25 votes)

18

2016

Mark Burnett

Producer

39.02% (723 of 1853 votes)

35

2016

Roma Downey

Actress

0% (0 of 4 votes)

13

2018

Steve Scalise

U.S. Congressman

45.92% (45 of 98 votes)

17

2021

Andrew Young, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

44.44% (4 of 9 votes)