bɹˈɛdɛsən wʌzðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈɪns ʌv pˈiːs pɹˈaɪz, ɡˈɪvən tʊ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən pɹˈɛzɪdənt ˈænwɔːɹ sˈædæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, mˈʌðɚ tɚɹˈiːsə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, pˈoʊsthjuːməsli tə kˈɪŋ hˈʌsiːn ʌv dʒˈoːɹdən wɪð kˈɪŋ ˈæbdʌlɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɪn hɪz fˈɑːðɚz stˈɛd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ænd tə bˈɪli ɡɹˈeɪəm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
Bredesen was the founder of the Prince of Peace Prize, given to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1980, Mother Teresa in 1989, posthumously to King Hussein of Jordan (with King Abdullah receiving in his father's stead) in 1999, and to Billy Graham in 2004.