File:Elvis-nixon.jpg

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English: Elvis Presley meeting Richard Nixon. On December 21, 1970, at his own request, Presley met then-President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office of The White House. Elvis is on the right. Waggishly, this picture is said to be 'of the two greatest recording artists of the 20th century'. The Nixon Library & Birthplace sells a number of souvenir items with this photo and the caption, "The President & the King."

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21 December 1970

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White House photograph by Ollie Atkins via https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/nixon-met-elvis/

Author

Ollie Atkins, chief White House photographer at the time. See ARC record.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:42, 23 January 2017	3,150 × 2,154 (883 KB)	CarlosHBC (talk \| contribs)	Optimized lossless.
	11:30, 8 January 2012	3,150 × 2,154 (935 KB)	Dockino (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 11:16, 8 January 2012
	11:28, 8 January 2012	640 × 437 (71 KB)	Dockino (talk \| contribs)	Trying to avoid odd distortion. Reverted to version as of 13:56, 8 January 2005
	11:27, 8 January 2012	3,150 × 2,154 (935 KB)	Dockino (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 09:36, 7 February 2010
	11:16, 8 January 2012	3,150 × 2,154 (935 KB)	Dockino (talk \| contribs)	Historical photo. Any crop should be registered as new, different version. Reverted to version as of 09:36, 7 February 2010
	20:33, 4 January 2012	2,239 × 1,812 (795 KB)	Soerfm (talk \| contribs)	Crop
	09:36, 7 February 2010	3,150 × 2,154 (935 KB)	Beao (talk \| contribs)	Bigger.
	00:25, 1 April 2007	3,070 × 2,400 (2.88 MB)	FranksValli (talk \| contribs)	higher detail, from http://www.weta.org/images/press/peoplespresident/peoplespresident_nixonandelvis.jpg
	13:56, 8 January 2005	640 × 437 (71 KB)	Ausir (talk \| contribs)	Elvis Presley meeting Richard Nixon. Public Domain (NARA). {{PD-USGov-POTUS}}