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Elvis at the Clinton Presidential Library

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock has been opened for almost a decade.  It contains 76.8 million pages of paper documents, 1.85 million photographs, and 75,000 artifacts.   Included with all that important stuff are some pieces … Continue reading

Elvis and Nixon — More Variations on the Iconic Photo

Four years ago I posted “Variations on an Iconic Photo: Elvis Meets Nixon.”  It was a photo essay showing some of the interesting things folks have created using Photoshop on the image we all know so well. The variations had … Continue reading

Elvis and the 1992 Presidential Election

2012 is an election year, and already it has been the catalyst for one article connecting Elvis and politics.  Well, now I have found a source that inspires another.   It is the text of a 1993 San Francisco Examiner column … Continue reading

Al Wertheimer and the Dreaded Tonto Bar

 I received an unexpected e-mail this week.  It was from Alfred Wertheimer, the most famous Elvis photographer and an interesting guy.  He sent me a joke.  Not just me.  He had a blast e-mail list of folks he shared the … Continue reading

Elvis for President?

If you live in Iowa, New Hampshire, or South Carolina (as I do), you have withstood a barrage of political pitches on TV, in the mail, and on the telephone.  After a while, it gets to be too much, and … Continue reading

“There's So Many Funny Things About That Meeting”

The above quote was made by Jerry Schilling, Elvis’ long time buddy. The meeting he referred to was when Elvis met President Nixon in the Oval Office on December 21, 1970. Schilling made the quote while participating last year in a panel discussion presented by the National Archives Administration. It was titled “We Were There When Nixon Met Elvis.” Continue reading

Elvis & Money — Two Stories from Elvis & Nixon

Elvis fans know he always travelled with an entourage. Four, five or six members of his Memphis Mafia accompanied Elvis everywhere, and they took care of all arrangements and logistics of the trips. This included any expenses incurred, so Elvis never had the need to carry much money. Somebody else always handled it. Continue reading

Eric Bana — A Good Choice for Elvis & Nixon Movie

On October 24, the Hollywood Reporter broke the news that a movie would be made about Elvis’ 1970 meeting with President Richard Nixon at the Whitehouse. Within 24 hours, the story was on dozens of websites and media sources. Continue reading

Blago/Elvis Bonus Blog

You have probably seen the news that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday of a wide range of corruption charges, including trying to sell President Obama's Senate seat. Continue reading

More Interesting Items at the Last Elvis Auction

Two weeks ago, we took at look at Elvis’ personal and movie clothing that sold at the recent Gotta Have It auction. Here is a look at several other interesting items. Continue reading