Presidential Remarks and Reflections

President Trump reminds our country’s leaders that together they are continuing a tradition President George Washington himself started—calling on our leaders and our nation to pray.

President Obama, like President Lincoln before him, has come to realize the essential need for prayer. President Obama acknowledges how grateful he is for prayer from both supporters as well as political opponents.

President George W. Bush reflects on how post 9/11 prayer helped to heal and unite the nation.

President Bill Clinton shares how encouraging he found the Prayer Breakfast because of how profound its aspirations.

President Reagan suggests that prayer may be our most powerful tool to reconcile our differences and encourages us to remember despite our differences we are all beloved of God.

Already severely ill before his impending death, President Jimmy Carter thought it paramount to share with the nation his recollection of the significance of the Prayer Breakfast.

Reconciliation, love and even Middle East peace frameworks developed at Camp David between Egypt and Israel—all had its foundations in prayer generally as well as its connection to the Prayer Breakfast. We were grateful to Prayer Breakfast Co-Chair Senator Chris Coons for reading the letter on behalf of our ailing President.