Prompt Cast
The Secret Meeting Between Elvis Presley and President Nixon
TLDR In 1970, Elvis Presley met with President Nixon in a secret meeting to request a narcotics badge, believing it would allow him to travel with drugs and guns. The meeting remained unknown until it was revealed by a columnist in 1988.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon had a famous meeting in 1970 that was not widely known until the 1980s.
02:27
Elvis Presley leaves his house in Beverly Hills and heads to Washington, DC after a fight between his dad and wife, and then decides to fly to L.A.
04:38
Elvis Presley, obsessed with martial arts, guns, and law enforcement, believed that having a narcotics badge would allow him to travel with drugs and guns without any questions asked, so he decided to meet with President Nixon to obtain credentials of a federal agent.
07:07
Elvis Presley was able to meet with President Nixon just five and a half hours after dropping off his letter requesting a meeting.
09:20
Elvis Presley meets with President Nixon at the White House and presents him with a gift of a Colt 45.
12:15
Elvis Presley asks President Nixon for a narcotics badge and Nixon's aide, Bud Kay, says they can make it happen.
14:32
Elvis Presley receives gifts from President Nixon and leaves the White House with them, but the meeting remains unknown until a columnist breaks the story in 1988.
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Society & Culture
