Herrington: Elvis & Nixon oddity adds bonus to annual birthday celebration
On Dec. 21, 1970, Elvis Presley showed up unannounced at the White House gates to deliver a letter to President Richard Nixon. This picture of the meeting is the most requested photo from the National Archives. (Courtesy of National Archives)

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Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. He lives in the Vollentine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
An exhibit that opened recently marks the half-century anniversary of one of American culture’s more colorful and peculiar moments.