By Phil Arnold -- Original Elvis Blogmeister / Contributing Editor, Elvis...The Magazine
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View Article  Variations on an Iconic Photo: Elvis Meets Nixon
I assume all readers of ElvisBlog have seen the famous photo of Elvis and President Richard Nixon. Today we are going to have some fun with the iconic picture. It may also be the most Photoshopped picture in the world.    more »
View Article  ELVIS IS ALIVE -- AND RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
How's that for an attention-grabbing headline? With two-inch high letters, it dominated the front page of the May 16, 2006, issue of the tabloid Weekly World News. I chuckled when I saw that their 'Political Writer' wrote it. It seems like it should have been their 'Not-Really-Dead-Rock-Star Writer.   more »
View Article  ELVIS AND THE 1992 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Hours of surfing the Internet for Elvis stuff can be rewarding when you discover a true gem. Such was the case when I found the text of a 1993 San Francisco Examiner column by Greil Marcus. That name should be familiar to you, because Marcus is the author of two famous Elvis books: Mystery Train (1997) and Dead Elvis (1999). Marcus reported that during the 1992 campaign, the press corps started comparing Bill Clinton to Elvis, although the candidate never did this himself.    more »