This exhibit works best with macromedias flash player. Presidential aide and author of the day elvis met nixon, egil bud krogh discusses the improbable meeting between. With rick peters, bob gunton, alyson court, denny doherty. Nixon, attended one of the most bizarre meetings of the twentieth century. On december 21, 1970, elvis presley paid a visit to president richard m. A mockumentary about elvis s reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. On the morning of december 21, 1970, elvis presley personally. Michael shannon resurrects the king 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. The film stars michael shannon as singer elvis presley and kevin spacey as president richard nixon, and focuses on the december 21, 1970 meeting between the two men at the white house. Along the way, the film exposes elviss humor, drug problem, and even him pulling a gun out at a doughnut shop. With his superb twovolume biography of elvis last train to memphis and careless love peter guralnick has made himself the essential chronicler of elviss story. Fun read for boomers as well as students of history. A movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real.
When elvis met nixon, one of his goals was to take down the. Elvis meets nixon is a 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. The day elvis met nixon richard nixon presidential. The day elvis met nixon is literally and entire day of machinations, intrigue, and bungling. Oct 20, 2010 a book with the title elvis meets nixon. World war ii colt 45 pistol elvis and nixon pictures. Nixon foundation releases book about elvis the day elvis met nixon, a first hand account of elvis presleys historic meeting with president nixon, has just been published by the richard nixon foundation, on the eve of elviss 76th january 8 and president nixons 98th january 9 birthdays. In commemoration of the 75th birthday of elvis presley on january 8, 2010, the national archives held a discussion of his white house meeting with then president richard nixon on december 21, 1970. The world war ii colt 45 pistol elvis presley presented to president nixon as a gift, dec. It is actually a picture of president richard nixon shaking hands with elvis presley in the oval office in december 1970 after the. Elvis and nixon and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Nixon and elvis presley on december 21, 1970, when nixon presented presley.
How photographer alfred wertheimer captured elvis presleys kiss i think most of the time elvis didnt even know i was taking photographs, said the photographer, who died in 2014. The day elvis met nixon by egil krogh pejama press 1994 780. Book recommendations for when you want to change your perspective but cant travel. On the morning of december 21, 1970, elvis presley personally delivered a letter to the northwest gate of the white house. I remember from other books ive read that elvis said something like you have your show to run and i got mine. Support the guardian available for everyone, funded by readers. The meeting was initiated by presley, who wrote nixon a sixpage letter requesting a visit with the president and suggesting that he be made a federal agentatlarge in the bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs. On the morning of december 21st 1970 the worlds biggest star, elvis presley michael shannon arrived on the white house lawn to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president richard nixon kevin spacey. Richard nixon and elvis presley meet on december 21, 1970. Elvis presleys letter to president richard nixon national. Apr 21, 2015 when elvis met nixon, one of his goals was to take down the beatles. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. Two of americas great cultural icons meet in this highly amusing comedy which, as the film reminds us, is based on actual incidents.
You can find elvis 9 fellow honorees from 1970, and nixon s from 1947, at the jaycees website. In late 1970, the king of rock and roll had an unexpected white house meeting with tricky dick. Apr 22, 2016 a movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real. Elvis meets nixon is 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. Presley met with nixon at the white house after requesting a visit in a sixpage letter to the president. The film stars michael shannon as singer elvis presley and kevin spacey as president richard nixon, and focuses on the december 21. This isnt so much a demand as it is a dare, because experiencing 2 minutes and 28 seconds of this film is. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970 the film had a vhs release, but has not yet been released on dvd or bluray. Edit this at wikidata when nixon met elvis national archives and record administration. The day elvis met nixon richard nixon presidential library. The untold true story of when elvis presley decided to drop in on president nixon, and what he so desperately sought. I have a personal gift for you which i would like to present to you and you can accept it or i will keep it for you until you can take it. I want to be a federal agent the day elvis met nixon it was one of the most bizarre encounters in white house history, when the king turned up to see the president.
When nixon met elvis one of the most popular items in the national archives is a 1970 photo of elvis presley and president nixon. A mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. When elvis met nixon, one of his goals was to take down the beatles. Document r0 re elvisnixon meeting, found in white house central files. When elvis met nixon, one of his goals was to take down. Dec 18, 2005 when nixon met elvis one of the most popular items in the national archives is a 1970 photo of elvis presley and president nixon. How photographer alfred wertheimer captured elvis presley. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970. May 22, 2018 enlarge pdf link download link elvis presleys letter to president richard nixon page one of elvis presleys handwritten letter to president nixon. How the administration made it through a single term is beyond my comprehension. Dec 21, 2014 and now a page from our sunday morning almanac. The bizarre story behind this photo the remarkable encounter between elvis presley and president nixon has inspired a new film. Apr 19, 2016 when elvis met nixon, and inspired a u. I believe that you, sir, were one of the top ten outstanding men of america also.
A film about the bond between the king of rock and roll and the president one was the king of rock n roll and the other the least rock n roll us president in history but. It all started with a letter elvis wrote to nixon, requesting a. Oct 10, 2010 the untold true story of when elvis presley decided to drop in on president nixon, and what he so desperately sought. Told through the eyes of egil bud krogh, white house aide and liaison to the drug enforcement administration, the day elvis met nixon recounts the surprise of white house staffers when the king of rocknroll appeared at the front gates of the executive mansion to deliver a handwritten letter to the president. We were there when nixon met elvis us national archives. Elvis meets nixon is a 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton. Along the way, the film exposes elvis s humor, drug problem, and even him pulling a gun out at a doughnut shop. The actor underplays presley to great effect in liza johnsons entertaining imagining of the legendary. Krogh, who documented the meeting and later wrote a book on the encounter, described in his notes how elvis showed off his badges to the.
On december 21, 1970, the universe yawned, and the fabric of time was slightly rent. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. This was the day that author egil bud krogh, who at the time was a white house aide to nowdisgraced former u. Jan 25, 2010 we were there when nixon met elvis us national archives.
Elvis presley met president richard nixon in the oval office on december 21, 1970. The award he refers to now known as the ten outstanding young american awards is conferred annually by the u. Bud krogh talks the day elvis met nixon at the nixon library. The neverbefore heard story of the compulsive force that drove elvis presleys spurofthemoment decision to drop in on president nixon in the oval office. Presley intended to present the president with a gift of a world war ii. Dec 21, 2006 the award he refers to now known as the ten outstanding young american awards is conferred annually by the u. Written on american airlines stationery, the fivepage letter requested a meeting with president nixon. This book is more or less the tic toc of the day, without mentioning the iron of the kings own serious addiction problems and documented cause of death. The odd pairing of elvis and nixon occurred when presley went to washington d. A brief look at the oddly true account of elvis presley. The day elvis presley met richard nixon history news.
Then the singer asked if he could have a badge from the bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs. You can find elvis 9 fellow honorees from 1970, and nixons from 1947, at the jaycees website. Nobody but elvis and nixon were privy to the details of what the two men talked about behind closed doors, which of course makes their. In 1970, elvis presley went to the white house on a whim to request a meeting with the president. Many fans will fondly remember annes many articles for the iconic magazine, elvis monthly, and her books for the british elvis fan club elvis 10 years after and the elvis archives. This is the behindthescenes story of how and why the meeting.