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On this day, May 15, 1979, Willie Nelson and Charley Pride presented Jimmy Carter with a gold record.
Willie Nelson and Charley Pride present Jimmy Carter with gold record, Oval Office, today 1979: #Getty
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I wonder if this is the visit where Willie smoked a joint with Carter's son on the roof of the White House. And we deride the '70s as being a bad time.
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Wed May 17, 2023: On May 15, 1979, Willie Nelson and Charley Pride presented Jimmy Carter with a gold record.
Sun May 17, 2020: May 15, 1979: Willie Nelson and Charley Pride present Jimmy Carter with a gold record
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