The LA Times today ran a Column One article called "GETTING THE FULL PICTURE" and it's the story of when Elvis met Nixon. You can get to the picture of the two shaking hands and the story by clicking on our title above.
An excerpt: "Then it's time for gifts. Elvis pulls out the commemorative Colt 45 he had taken from his wall and carried into the White House, to the dismay of the Secret Service. ("We've got a little problem here; Elvis has brought a gun.") He presents it to Nixon. The president moves over to a drawer of presents he keeps on the left side of his desk, its contents organized in order of increasing value: golf balls, pens, paperweights in front, and way in the back, 16-karat gold pendants, lapel pins and brooches. Nixon peruses the drawer with Elvis peeking over his shoulder. He pulls out gifts for Schilling and West." ... Faye Fiore
The gun is on display at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. The badge (federal agent at-large for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs), specially prepared by the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs with Elvis' name on it, hangs in his home in Graceland, on the Wall of Gold.
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