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When we were both teenagers, we did blacksmithing.
We shoed horses and mules, and we picked cotton."
Once Carter became president in 1976, he invited Nelson to stay at the White House.
“Wille Nelson, [his wife] Connie, and their two daughters are staying with us.
We jogged three or four miles and then went swimming.
I like them very much.
They are at ease with us and vice versa.”
We like to think of Nelson and Jimmy splashing around in the White House pool.
Later that night, Nelson got into a little bit of mischief at the White House.
He wrote in his 1988 autobiography about smoking a joint on the White House roof with someone.
Now that’s true friendship.
Jimmy also occasionally pretended to accompany Nelson on the harmonica during “Georgia on My Mind.”
Jimmy used Nelson’s music to help him in the Oval Office.
It’s a mutual admiration, for sure.
Nelson has called Jimmy his favorite president.
