James Dobson Quotes
Since 1775, when the first Continental Congress called for a national day of prayer, there have been such events called for by almost every President. I saw the figures - 34 out of 44 Presidents have called for a national day of prayer. Some of those who didn't have died in office.
Dobson, James. "National Day of Prayer." Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, 16 Apr. 2010.
He was communicating the Resolution of the Continental Congress.
The Supreme Court had ruled school prayer illegal. Many religious people were distressed and turned to the President:
James Clayton Dobson Jr., also known as Jim Dobson, is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder in 1977 of Focus on the Family (FOTF), which he led until 2010. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesmen for conservative social positions in American public life. Although never an ordained minister, he was called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader" by The New York Times while Slate portrayed him as a successor to evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.