The National Prayer Breakfast is a yearly event held in Washington, D.C., usually on the first Thursday in February. The founder of this event was Abraham Vereide. The event—which is actually a series
President John F. Kennedy addresses the Prayer Breakfast in 1961.
President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan greet Billy Graham at the National Prayer Breakfast held at the Washington Hilton, 1981.
President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) break out in laughter as Bono speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton, 2006.
President Barack Obama speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast in February 2009.
Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and government official serving as the National Nutrition Advisor at the Department of Agriculture since 2025. A memb
National Prayer Breakfast
…1994 (42nd Annual NPB) Mother Teresa of Calcutta 1997 (45th Annual NPB) Dr. Ben Carson, author, neurosurgeon and the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital 1998 (46th Annual NPB) U.S. Senator Connie Mack III (R-FL…
Undated portrait of Carson during his medical career
Carson and President George W. Bush in 2008
Ben and Candy Carson with George and Laura Bush in 2008