PHOTOS: Billy Graham lies in honor at US Capitol

WASHINGTON — The Rev. Billy Graham, who has met with every president since Harry Truman, is being honored at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Graham is the first private citizen to lie in honor since civil rights hero Rosa Parks in 2005.

The Rotunda is where the U.S. pays tribute to its most important and influential people, including former presidents.

Graham died last week at the age of 99. His funeral is scheduled for Friday in Charlotte.

The family of Rev. Billy Graham watches as the casket of Rev. Billy Graham is carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, where it will lie in honor in the Rotunda. It's a rare honor for a private citizen to lie in honor at the Capitol. Graham died Wednesday in his sleep at his North Carolina home. He was 99. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) — The family of Rev. Billy Graham watches as the casket of Rev. Billy Graham is carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, where it will lie in honor in the Rotunda. It’s a rare honor for a private citizen to lie in honor at the Capitol. Graham died Wednesday in his sleep at his North Carolina home. He was 99. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

President Donald Trump talks to Franklin Graham during a ceremony honoring Reverend Billy Graham in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump participates in a ceremony honoring Reverend Billy Graham in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The body of Rev. Billy Graham, who died last week at age 99, lies in the Capitol Rotunda as President Donald Trump, officials and dignitaries pay tribute to America's most famous evangelist, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. The North Carolina-born farm boy became a media-savvy Southern Baptist minister and spiritual adviser to numerous presidents, reaching millions around with the world with his rallies — or what he called "crusades" — through his pioneering use of television. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) — The body of Rev. Billy Graham, who died last week at age 99, lies in the Capitol Rotunda as President Donald Trump, officials and dignitaries pay tribute to America’s most famous evangelist, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. The North Carolina-born farm boy became a media-savvy Southern Baptist minister and spiritual adviser to numerous presidents, reaching millions around with the world with his rallies — or what he called “crusades” — through his pioneering use of television. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The body of Rev. Billy Graham is carried into the Capitol Rotunda where he will lie in honor as President Donald Trump, officials and dignitaries pay tribute to America's most famous evangelist, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. The North Carolina-born farm boy became a media-savvy Southern Baptist minister and spiritual adviser to numerous presidents, reaching millions around with the world with his rallies — or what he called "crusades" — through his pioneering use of television. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) — The body of Rev. Billy Graham is carried into the Capitol Rotunda where he will lie in honor as President Donald Trump, officials and dignitaries pay tribute to America’s most famous evangelist, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. The North Carolina-born farm boy became a media-savvy Southern Baptist minister and spiritual adviser to numerous presidents, reaching millions around with the world with his rallies — or what he called “crusades” — through his pioneering use of television. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The body of Rev. Billy Graham, who died last week at age 99, is carried into the Capitol Rotunda where he will lie in honor as President Donald Trump, officials and dignitaries pay tribute to America's most famous evangelist, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) — The body of Rev. Billy Graham, who died last week at age 99, is carried into the Capitol Rotunda where he will lie in honor as President Donald Trump, officials and dignitaries pay tribute to America’s most famous evangelist, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Visitors pay their respects as the casket of Rev. Billy Graham lies in honor at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Visitors arrive to pay their respects as the casket of Rev. Billy Graham lies in honor at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.

From right, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Karen Pence, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., participate in a ceremony honoring Reverend Billy Graham in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

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A Military Honor Guard carries the casket of Reverend Billy Graham as it arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018, prior to a lying in honor ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

President Donald Trump, center, greets Franklin Graham, as he arrives for the ceremony honoring his father, the Reverend Billy Graham, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., foreground, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right and waits for the ceremony to begin honoring Reverend Billy Graham in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, arrive to participate in a ceremony honoring Reverend Billy Graham in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump present a wreath as the body of Rev. Billy Graham lies in honor, during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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