Elvis Goes To The White House
Knee-deep in a prescription drug binge, The King decides to meet with the President
December 21, 1970
Although it looks like a computer-generated joke, it was on this date that the King of Rock ‘n Roll finagled his way into a White House visit with President Richard Nixon. “The King” was on an anti-drug crusade, wanted to share his plans with Nixon, and wasn’t about to take no for an answer.
This bizarre encounter began a couple of days …
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