Elvis Meets Nixon

"The President and the King" - a Short Film by Seth Swirsky.
You ever hear about the day Elvis Presley unexpectedly flew to Washington, went to the White House and requested a meeting with President Richard Nixon? Now see what it actually looked like using the 26 photographs taken that morning by White House photographer, Oliver Atkins.
The film also features a rare interview with Jerry Schilling, one of the main men in Elvis Presley's 'Memphis Mafia', who was in the oval office that day!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Elvis
• Nixon
• White
• House
• Jerry
• Schilling
• Seth
• Swirsky
• Memphis
• Mafia

[CSTANCHIK]

elvis met president nixon on 12-21-70. he just alked into the oval office and demanded the fedreal narcotics badge which nixon gave him . only elvis presley could do that. THE KING ALWAYS BEATS THE PRESIDENT. CSTANCHIK

[mowm88]

'Course the Brits didn't do anything racial while ruling India, Australia, Egypt, the Sudan, etc. Nonononononono not at all.

Moron.

[BobReidy]

Elvis liked Kennedy and Johnson as well.He was very upset when JFK died.He liked Jimmy Carter to.

[GENIUS99999992345678]

The Stars were in alighnment that day, my Friends, and I was there in the Oval Office to witness the event. In fact while we we there, Nixon asked Elvis to sing a song and Elvis asked everyone there to join in on "Swing Low Sweet Chariot". We all began to sing, but Elvis stopped, dumbfounded, by the pearlescent tones being emmitted from my throat. He told me that I was the greatest singer he had ever heard in his life and that he was honored to have sung with me.

[ZacHansonLover80]

E had to wait to meet him! Why not not just ring the bell?

[Beatlesruleok]

Jerry rocks.. I recently met him in Australia.. We talked Beatles!!!

[AbbbasGirl]

Thanks for telling us about this side of Elvis...A man like no other...

[gdfellow]

Jerry you new the man, not the legend like most people.That was a great story. But I have one beef for whats going on at Graceland. And it's about the 3 tier admissions. Knowing EP do you think he would approve. I think not ,knowing where he came from. He was for the under privileged wouldn't you agreed. I understand the monies go to maintaining the premises. But for the people who can't afford the platinum tour gets to see less. Come on!

[tunelowplayslow]

The guy looks like roddy piper.

[vecinoslacalavilla]

I never knew they had met, I bet Nixon was exited!!!

[TheWhitehall]

@gamlastanarn Why is that?

[jimpurdie]

every person on the flight would tell every1,all these guys who used to work for him are glory hunters fighting amongst 1 another.