MONTREAT, N.C.-- At Graham's Montreat home, he and Palin sat one-on-one for 35 to 40 minutes, talking about spiritual and other matters, Franklin Graham said.
Billy Graham has trouble hearing now, but Palin spoke directly and loudly enough, Franklin Graham said.
Graham signed Bibles for her parents, her aunt and each of Palin's children. And he signed two for her - a small one she can carry with her and a large New King James version with margins big enough to write in during Bible study time.
Palin also came bearing a gift, Franklin Graham said. She brought the evangelist a late birthday present: a Carhartt jacket, a heavy outdoorsy coat that's also considered a sort of uniform of sorts in cold Alaska.
There was other chitchat: About Billy Graham's 1984 crusade in Alaska, about what Palin's husband Todd was doing.
Franklin Graham said Palin made no headlines about whether or not she might run for president in 2012. "Daddy prayed for whatever God had in store for her," his son said.
Asheville is also the home of the World, a conservative evangelical Christian magazine whose regular writers includes Lynn Vincent, Palin's ghostwriter on "Going Rogue," which is already a best-seller.
Besides preaching to crowds all over the globe, Billy Graham acted as a pastor to several U.S. presidents.
He's shied away from official endorsements over the years, but politicians have flocked to him - and he to them - for public seals of approval.
Though a longtime registered Democrat, Graham's closest political friendships have been with Republicans such as Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush.
Last year, during the presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain, the GOP nominee who picked Palin as his running mate, made a courtesy call on the elderly Graham.
Democrat Barack Obama had scheduled a meeting with Graham during a stop in nearby Asheville, but Graham, who has his good days and bad days, was not up to a visit at the time.
Palin, who is popular with many conservatives, is widely regarded as a possible contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
