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)
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.
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