Inside Jimmy Carter's love of country music

Flashback: In 1978, when he was president, Carter hosted a celebration of country music in the White House. Tom T. Hall, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty attended the event.

• In 2016, Willie Nelson brought Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter onstage with other artists, including Kris Kristofferson, to perform "Amazing Grace" during a concert in Atlanta.
• Carter even supported Nelson onstage by playing harmonica.

What he said: "Country music is part of the soul and conscience of our democracy," Carter said, according to the Tennessean.

• "It unfolds the inherent goodness of our people and our way of life. It captures our indomitable spirit and pulsates with the sorrows, joys, and unfailing perseverance of ordinary men and women who sustain our national vitality and strength."