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(Colorized by me) Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley at the White House, 1970.
According to Time, Presley, a collector of police badges, wanted a badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and to be named a “Federal Agent at Large.”
According to Time, Presley, a collector of police badges, wanted a badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and to be named a “Federal Agent at Large.”
In a letter, Elvis informed Nixon that he'd be staying at the Washington Hotel under the alias Jon Burrows. "I will be here for as long as it takes to get the credentials of a federal agent."
Elvis arrived at the White House bearing a gift—a Colt .45 pistol mounted in a display case that he had plucked off the wall of his Los Angeles mansion.
After the meeting, Elvis received his gift—an honorary narc badge.
