Jimmy Carter admits one of his sons smoked 'big fat Austin torpedo' with Willie Nelson on White House's roof
A new documentary about former President Jimmy Carter titled 'Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President', released in theaters this week, according to the Los Angeles Times. Candidly speaking to the camera in the documentary, Carter admitted that one of his sons smoked pot with country musician and activist Willie Nelson atop the roof of the White House.
The 95-year-old former president was asked about an admittance made by Nelson in his 1988 autobiography about puffing on a "big fat Austin torpedo" on the roof of 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue. In response, Carter revealed that even though Nelson formerly said that he did the deed with an attendant but that wasn’t really the case.
"[Nelson] says that his companion who shared the pot with him was one of the servants at the White House," Carter said. He added, "That is not exactly true. It actually was one of my sons." Carter has three sons: James, Donnel and Jack and he didn’t exactly name the one who Nelson puffed pot with but it was clear that he was speaking about James who is also known as Chip.
The latter, in a quick phone interaction with Vice in 2015, had somewhat confirmed this saying, "Well, he told me not to ever tell anybody." Chip also appears in the documentary and when asked about the comments his father made about Nelson’s ganja-filled activities at the White House with one of his father's sons, he responded, "My guess is it's true. If you're talking about me and Willie, he was my friend."
Speaking in detail about the incident to filmmakers, Chip recalled that Nelson had been jamming at the White House on September 13, 1980, and, "In the break, I said, 'Let's go upstairs.'" He said, "We just kept going up 'til we got to the roof, where we leaned against the flagpole at the top of the place and lit one up. If you know Washington, the White House is the hub of the spokes, the way it was designed. Most of the avenues run into the White House."
"You could sit up and could see all the traffic coming right at you. It’s a nice place up there," Chip added, according to the New York Post.