Willie Nelson smoked joints with Jimmy Carter's son

Artist Willie Nelson -

In his autobiography published two decades ago, Willie Nelson revealed that he once smoked joints on the roof of the White House in 1978, under the mandate of Jimmy Carter.

In her story, the country legend, well known for her love of weed, only specified that she was accompanied by an employee of the home of American presidents.

But in a recent documentary titled

, the 39th President of the United States reveals the identity of the artist who was not really an employee as a smoking mate.

"That's not exactly true - in fact, he was one of my sons, and he didn't want to portray him as a stoner like himself," the 87-year-old politician says during the footage. seen by People.

In short, Willie Nelson had wanted to cover the son of Jimmy Carter, while 20 years had passed since that famous evening in 1978.

A daring choice

In

, the former US president looks back on the links he had with artists during his tenure.

Indeed, in addition to Willie Nelson, Jimmy Carter did not hesitate to invite to the White House some of the most influential musicians of the time like Bob Dylan or the Allman Brothers.

A practice still quite daring for the end of the 1970s.

"I was doing what I believed in, and I think the audience response from these musicians was more influential than those who thought it was inappropriate to do this for a president," Jimmy Carter explains in this documentary. .

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