Elvis Presley to President Richard Nixon [Letter]

On tonight's podcast, we'll be looking at a letter written in 1970 by Elvis Presley to President Richard Nixon.

This is a odd little note. In it, Elvis has decided to ask the president to make him a federal agent. Why exactly this seemed like a good idea, it's difficult to tell, but Elvis seemed to think it was urgent enough to ask Nixon to meet him in a hotel room later that weekend.

The King was about 35 when he wrote this, and was right in the middle of his comeback. Amazingly, he managed to secure a meeting with President, though he never did get those credentials. Nixon thought he would be better off keeping his "credibility" with kids.

Strange times.

I hope you enjoy.

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