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 https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/nixon-met-elvis/

Author

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

Permission
( Reusing this file )

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

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