Los Angeles Crusade (1949)

Graham preached: "I don't believe that any man can solve his problems of life without Jesus Christ" "All across Europe, people know that time is running out," (...) "Now that Russia has the atomic bomb, the world is in an armament race driving us to destruction.

"[5] The interest of local and national newspapers was piqued when Stuart Hamblen announced on-air that he had been converted.

[9][10][11] His conversion was followed by that of former Olympian and prisoner of war Louis Zamperini and Jim Vaus, a friend of mobster Mickey Cohen.

[13] After Hamblen's conversion, William Randolph Hearst sent a telegram to all his newspaper editors: "Puff Graham.

[17] Due to the Los Angeles crusade Evangelicalism was introduced as an influential force in American culture.