When Jimmy Carter ran for president, he was barely known outside of his home state. He had served in the Georgia State Senate ... with musicians like Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman ...

Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.

When Jimmy Carter ran for president, he was barely known outside of his home state ... "Georgia on My Mind," at the Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 6, 2015: (L-R) Honoree Bob Dylan ...

He was especially close with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and the Allman Brothers ... winning a seat in the Georgia State Senate. His love for music was formative from a young age, beginning with ...

Later, he ventured into politics, serving in the Georgia State Senate and then as governor ... He famously invited Bob Dylan to the governor’s mansion during his gubernatorial term.

Carter began his manuscript with three quotes, one from a Bob Dylan song and one from ... that transpired when he ran for the Georgia State Senate in 1962. I also love his Carl Sandburg-inspired ...

The other influence, Carter said, was “a great poet named Bob Dylan,” whom he called a ... Council in his hometown of Plains, and as a state senator he had strongly backed voting rights ...