President Nixon Meets with Elvis Presley in the Oval Office
This photograph of President Richard M. Nixon meeting with American musician Elvis Presley in the Oval Office was taken by Oliver F. Atkins on December 21, 1970. White House staff member Egil Krogh is seen looking on at right. Out of concern for the country, Presley wrote President Nixon a letter suggesting he be appointed a Federal Agent at Large and requested a meeting. Nixon agreed to meet Presley and, during the visit, gave him a federal narcotics badge. In turn, Presley gifted the president a pistol and some family photos for hosting the meeting.
- Photographer
- Oliver F. Atkins
- Date of Work
- December 21, 1970
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum/NARA