The guys learn a little about American history (and how it is literally managed) and breakdown the bizarre details of that time Elvis decided he needed to meet the President. 

 

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs in this episode: Elvis - “Are You Lonesome Tonight (1969, Laughing Version)”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration

https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/12/21/elvis-met-nixon-50-years-ago-today-in-one-of-the-weirdest-white-house-meetings-in-history/

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2004/winter/top-images.html

https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/research/types.html

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/13/1117297065/trump-documents-history-national-archives-law-watergate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/09/20/elvis-secret-offer-to-nixon/07e5d6d1-3d51-4aa8-884e-bb7ccee7eb8f/

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-story-behind-the-most-famous-white-house-summit-ever

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Greene

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-05-23-8801010501-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Meets_Nixon

https://www.neatorama.com/2015/12/23/Elvis-Presley-and-his-Gift-giving/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Mafia

https://elvisbiography.net/2016/04/19/elvis-presleys-date-at-the-white-house/

Photos of badges: https://www.elvispresleyphotos.com/elvis-presleys-police-badges.html

White House Mess: https://whitehouse.gov1.info/white-house-mess/

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/music-and-musical-performances-in-the-white-house-timeline

https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2022/06/02/15-celebrities-at-the-white-house-from-elvis-presley-to-kim-kardashian-and-bts/