Now, prayer has been a part of our DNA since the very beginning, as you know, so it's fitting that we do this. This formal tradition [National Day of Prayer] was established by Congress at the height of the Cold War. And it reaffirms something that's so important that really goes to the heart of. Of who we are as Americans. We are a praying nation. We always have been. (00:16–00:22)
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