Nixon and Elvis: The Story of a Photo https://nixonandelvispodcast.podbean.com One day in 1970, Elvis dropped in on President Nixon, unannounced. The resulting quick meeting created a piece of culture, and the most popular photo in the U.S. National Archives. How did it all happen, and why did both of them see in each other something they wanted? This podcast goes deep into the stories of both Elvis Presley and President Nixon. While Nixon was older, politics takes longer than show business and thus both were rising stars at the same time. Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:42:16 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. History 1440 serial The story of the United States National Archive’s most popular photo, of a meeting between President Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley. We get into how it happened and the stories of both Nixon and Elvis. In telling the stories of both men, we might just say a lot about 20th Century America. Bruce Carlson Bruce Carlson No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20042718/Elvis2.jpg Nixon and Elvis: The Story of a Photo https://nixonandelvispodcast.podbean.com 144 144 Nixon and Elvis Meeting - The Inside Story Nixon and Elvis Meeting - The Inside Story https://nixonandelvispodcast.podbean.com/e/nixon-and-elvis-the-inside-story/ https://nixonandelvispodcast.podbean.com/e/nixon-and-elvis-the-inside-story/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:42:16 -0400 nixonandelvispodcast.podbean.com/b722b871-218b-39aa-9915-647c9017d836 A note comes to the President. Elvis is at the White House, with a present for Nixon. Elvis has given no notice. A flurry of memos begins. While surprised, cool heads at the White House quickly see a potential meeting as a good idea. In the first episode of Nixon and Elvis, we take you right to the moment.

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