Country music singer Merle Haggard, left, is greeted by President Richard Nixon and first lady Pat Nixon at the White House. March 19, 1973.

How Country Music Went Conservative

On the Media | Oct 6, 2017

Country music is frequently assumed to be the soundtrack of the Republican Party. But it wasn't always so. Bob talks to reporter J. Lester Feder about the political history of country music and how the genre found its home in the modern Republican party.

Songs:

"Wallace in the White House" by Lamar Morris

"Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard

"Fightin' Side of Me" by Merle Haggard

"The Pill" by Loretta Lynn

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