File:Elvis-nixon.jpg

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Description

English: Elvis Presley meeting Richard Nixon. On December 21, 1970, at his own request, Presley met then-President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office of The White House. Elvis is on the right. Waggishly, this picture is said to be 'of the two greatest recording artists of the 20th century'. The Nixon Library & Birthplace sells a number of souvenir items with this photo and the caption, "The President & the King."

Date

21 December 1970

Source

White House photograph by Ollie Atkins via http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/nixon-met-elvis/

Author

Ollie Atkins, chief White House photographer at the time. See ARC record.

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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the ARC Identifier (National Archives Identifier) 1634221.

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