Elvis Presley and President Richard M. Nixon (1970)

Elvis Presley and President Richard M. Nixon

On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley paid a visit to President Richard M. Nixon at the White House in Washington, D.C. The meeting was initiated by Presley, who wrote Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit with the President and suggesting that he be made a ‘Federal Agent-at-Large’ in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.

President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley in the Oval Office – Dec 21, 1971

President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley in the Oval Office – Dec 21, 1971

President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley in the Oval Office – Dec 21, 1971

President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley in the Oval Office – Dec 21, 1971

The Colt 45 Elvis Presley gave President Nixon as a gift

For more on the events leading up to and after the meeting are detailed in the documentation and photographs that can be found here, which include Presley’s handwritten letter, memoranda from Nixon staff and aides, and the thank-you note from Nixon for the gifts (including a Colt 45 pistol and family photos) that Presley brought with him to the Oval Office.