He had served in the Georgia ... governor of Georgia, but was far from a household name. What gave momentum to his campaign and endeared him to the youth vote was his friendships with musicians ...

In January 1974, Jimmy Carter — then the governor of Georgia — hosted a post-concert reception for Bob Dylan at the Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta. Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band ...

Jimmy Carter ran for governor of Georgia in 1966 and lost ... While governor, he attended a Bob Dylan concert. He then welcomed Dylan to a visit at the Governor’s Mansion.

Peter Conlon estimates he attended at least 100 concerts with Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter during their decades of friendship.

Jimmy Carter was also close friends with Bob Dylan, who he met at the Georgia governor's mansion. ATLANTA - Peter Conlon was so close to Jimmy Carter that the former president once publicly called ...

But in his 1975 acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Carter quoted Bob Dylan, whom he had hosted in the Georgia governor’s mansion. “I have never had more faith in America ...

This fact became apparent in 1974 when Carter gave a speech to the distinguished alumni of the Georgia School of ... For instance, the governor’s willingness to relate to the younger generation by ...

As a man whose actions reflected his character, Carter loved his country and worked toward a better tomorrow. He transformed ...

He hung up a photo of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Georgia state capitol. Another Carter paradox is he became a lover of classical music at Annapolis, but he also developed a love of rock music.