164K views · 1.3K reactions | Merle Haggard, country music legend, passed away today at the age of 79. Here's a look back at his evening at The White House on March 17, 1973, where he read a poem he wrote for First Lady Pat Nixon. "I don't know exactly what to say, except I know that this will probably be the greatest evening of my life." Watch the entire program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EylEuU5x6TU | Richard Nixon Foundation | Facebook