Posted on 12/23/2024 9:47:11 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
On this day in 1970, Presley formally met Nixon at the White House. The famous photo of the two shaking hands struck a nerve with a number of Presley’s fans at the time, as well as supporters of Nixon.
The photo was a pretty big jolt to fans who knew Presley best for his countercultural approach to getting attention: Shaking his hips indecently and performing rock and roll tunes. He had been called everything from “unfit for television” to “a danger to the security of the United States.” He was a countercultural icon for a minute. Nixon, on the other hand, was not. It’s kind of shocking that he wanted anything to do with Presley at all.
Regardless, Presley appeared at the White House to detail his concerns with drug culture at the time. According to Presley, he had conducted a detailed “study of drug abuse and Communist brainwashing techniques.” He had already written a letter to Nixon detailing his findings.
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“And Elvis studied very hard.”
Actually, he did. He carried around a small library while traveling, had vocabulary studies with his gang.
His biggest mistake was in not burning the tapes.
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