debodun
SF VIP
- Location
- way upstate in New York, USA
It was 50 years ago, December 21st, that Elvis paid a surprise visit to President Richard Nixon at the White house.
Elvis and Nixon
- Thread starter debodun
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Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
The story behind the photo.
The meeting was initiated by Presley, who wrote Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit with the President and suggesting that he be made a 'Federal Agent-at-Large' in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. The events leading up to and after the meeting are detailed in the documentation and photographs included here, which include Presley's handwritten letter, memoranda from Nixon staff and aides, and the thank-you note from Nixon for the gifts (including a Colt 45 pistol and family photos) that Presley brought with him to the Oval Office.
https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/1970-december-21-2.html
Imagine bringing the POTUS a Colt 45 today!
The meeting was initiated by Presley, who wrote Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit with the President and suggesting that he be made a 'Federal Agent-at-Large' in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. The events leading up to and after the meeting are detailed in the documentation and photographs included here, which include Presley's handwritten letter, memoranda from Nixon staff and aides, and the thank-you note from Nixon for the gifts (including a Colt 45 pistol and family photos) that Presley brought with him to the Oval Office.
https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/1970-december-21-2.html
Imagine bringing the POTUS a Colt 45 today!
