- Claimed that the portion of the U.S. Constitution that pertains to the separation of church and state was not in the original Constitution and was forged onto it by a Communist spy sent to Washington, DC, by the Russians in the late 1920s. According to Robertson, the original framers of the Constitution were told by God that the United States was to be governed by a coalition of ministers, businessmen and property owners, and that the words "democracy" and "republic" are nowhere to be found in the original U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. (1996)
- Plans not to retire as host of The 700 Club (1966).
- Claims to be able to leg-press 1,800 pounds.
- Was the original owner of the "Family Channel", which was bought in '98 then renamed the "Fox Family Channel", which was bought in '01 and renamed "Abc Family".
- Son of U.S. Senator A. Willis Robertson of Virginia
- He is the great-grandson of former U.S. President Benjamin Harrison, who himself was the grandson of former President William Henry Harrison.
- Caused a firestorm of controversy in 2005 when he called for the US government to assassinate Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, a frequent critic of the policies of the Republican administration of President George W. Bush, of whom Robertson was a fervent supporter. Robertson at first denied having said it and claimed it was a "liberal media" plot to discredit him, but when footage was aired showing that he indeed did advocate Chavez's assassination, he said that he didn't mean it.
- Caused a scandal in 2003 when a guest on his show who wrote a book claiming that the US State Department was a "nest of subversives" said that the only way to clean it out was to drop an atomic bomb on it. Robertson said, "I completely agree with you". Later on he said that he didn't mean it.
- Attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he majored in History, in 1946, at only 16 years of age.
- His talk show The 700 Club (1966) is modeled after The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), welcoming and entertaining.
- In 1943, when Robertson was only 13, his father talked him into working, in addition to doing all the chores and cooking for his family.
- Less than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina killed 1,836 people, in August 2005, Robertson implied on the September 12th broadcast of The 700 Club (1966) that the storm was God's punishment in response to America's abortion policy. He suggested that September 11 and the disaster in New Orleans "could... be connected in some way".
- His heroes were George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
- Founder of the Christian Coalition. Staple figure of the Religious Right.
- Referred to one of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's campaign members as a "vicious bigot" against Christian conservatives. (2000)
- Involved in a scandal in which he used donations from Operation Blessing to fund his diamond mine in Zaire. Each of the pilots of Operation Blessing have attested to this.
- Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 1948. Graduated from Washington and Lee in 1950 and was commissioned at the same time. Served in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant as the assistant adjutant of the First Marine Division in Korea. He was later promoted to first lieutenant in 1952, upon his return to the United States.
- Underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer. [10 February 2003].
- Founder of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a Religious Right organization which was created as a counterweight to the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Friends with: Billy Graham, Robert H. Schuller, George Beverly Shea, Oral Roberts, Jim Bakker, Tammy Faye Bakker, D. James Kennedy, Rex Humbard, Jimmy Swaggart, Kenneth Copeland, Charles Stanley, Charles Swindoll, James Dobson, James Robison, Jack Van Impe, Joyce Meyer, Marilyn Hickey, Morris Cerullo, Ben Kinchlow, Bill Bright, John Osteen, Jesse Duplantis, Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, Donald Trump, Shirley Jones, Ronald Reagan, Phil McGraw, Mickey Rooney, Charles Colson, Pat Boone, Gavin MacLeod, Chuck Norris and Della Reese.
- Best known by the public as the host of The 700 Club (1966).
- Had grown up on a farm in Lexington, Virginia.
- Had celebrated his 85th birthday with his friends and family in Washington, D.C. Both fellow evangelists, Billy Graham and Robert H. Schuller weren't present at the party, of course, due to their failing healths, just 1 week before Schuller's death. [22 March 2015].
- He and the rest of his supporters celebrated the 25th Anniversary of CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), among the people who attended was: Jim Bakker, Gavin MacLeod and Dr. Adrian Rogers, who was the keynote speaker, who in turn, served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention. [2 October 1986].
- Left New York City to move to Tidewater, Virginia, where he planned to buy a bankrupt UHF television station in Portsmouth. Arriving with only $70 in his pocket, Robertson proceeded to raise the finances to purchase the station. CBN was formed January 11, 1960, and on October 1, 1961, CBN went on the air for the first time.
- Is a best selling author of over 20 books.
- Became an ordained minister at age 31.
- Since 1961, he resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
- Was born to a Baptist family.
- Carcinoma ran in his family.
- Before Jim Bakker and his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker had founded their own ministry The PTL Club (1974), in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their young careers, they both worked with Robertson on The 700 Club (1966), in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
- Was influenced by Jimmy Swaggart, which led him to create a cable network of his own.
- At McCallie Preparatory High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, being the popular student that Robertson was, he played in a lot of sports, such as: football, boxing, track and weightlifting. As he entered college, he played wrestling.
- At one point, he wanted to become a politician, when he wound up being both a televangelist and a television host.
- Pat Robertson was the only televangelist ever to have higher education in college, while spending time in the military, and to attempt to run for president, than anybody else.
- His hobbies (over his longest life) were: raising horses, politics, spending time with his family, hunting, studying, reading, praying, golfing, weightlifting, ballroom dancing, listening to music and fishing.
- All of the presidents whom Robertson was working for; whilst in college, were actually friends of his father's.
- Unsuccessfully campaigned for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination in 1988. Took over hosting duties of The 700 Club (1966), a religious talk show, in 1972, when then host Jim Bakker left to start The PTL Club (1974). His son, Tim Robertson, took over the host role in 1988 while he campaigned.
- Release of his book, "Right on the Money: Financial Advice for Tough Times". (2009)
- Release of his book, "Go Get It". (June 2009)
- Release of his book, "Six Steps to Spiritual Revival". (2002)
- Release of the book, "Pat Robertson: An American Life" by David John Marley. (2007)
- Release of his book, "The Ten Offenses". (2004)
- Suggested the World would End on April 29th, 2007 in his 1990 book "The New Millenium".
- His mother, Gladys Churchhill Willis Robertson, died in 1968, at age 71.
- His older brother, Absalom Willis "Tad" Robertson Jr., died on April 20, 2002, at age 78.
- Father of Tim, Gordon, Elizabeth and Anne.
- Preaching ran in his family.
- Met his future wife, Dede Elmer Robertson, while attending Yale University.
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