It's not surprising that evangelist Billy Graham has converted 2.5 million people - he's a charming guy. I don't agree with many of his beliefs but he has an energy that is hard to dispute and when you're looking and open to suggestion, it's easy to buy into what he's selling.

Reading TED today, I stumbled on this YouTube video of directory and self-proclaimed atheist Woody Allen interviewing Graham in the 60's. It's an interesting and respectful conversation and rather unsurprisingly, good natured and pretty funny. Allen shells out the soft hits and Graham takes them with a smile and responds with charm. This guy is the best of salesmen.