WEBVTT - Short Stuff: When Elvis Met Nixon

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, and welcome to the short stuff. I'm Josh, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's Chuck, and there's Jerry, and Elvis is in the

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<v Speaker 1>building in spirit at least, and so is Richard Nixon.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's mad about that. So this is short stuff. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, that's right, and this is about the very

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<v Speaker 1>famous meeting of Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon. And uh

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<v Speaker 1>we got this information from uh December two thousands ten

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<v Speaker 1>article in Smithsonian magazine by Peter Carlson which had some

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<v Speaker 1>great details about this very famous meeting on December twenty one. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>which is that you might have thought was photoshopped. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>do you remember one of the first photoshops we ever

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<v Speaker 1>got from our pal Van Nostrin was of us as

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis and Nixon. That's right. And then totally unrelated to it,

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<v Speaker 1>our other pale who photoshops as sometimes as Aaron Cooper,

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<v Speaker 1>actually he does it all the time, and he um

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<v Speaker 1>photoshopped us as Elvis and Nixon too, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>they were swapped. Pretty amazing stuff. Well, the wonders of technology.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing is, though, right, The thing is is this

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<v Speaker 1>is not a photoshop to image. It's a very famous

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<v Speaker 1>image that you could get well before photoshop was ever

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<v Speaker 1>around back in the eighties. But it is of a

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<v Speaker 1>meeting that very few people knew about until a Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>newspaper in said hey, everybody, the National Archives has a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of pictures of Elvis and Nixon together shaking hands,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can buy them if you want, and it

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<v Speaker 1>became the most requested picture in National Archives history in

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<v Speaker 1>like a week. Yeah, and like Elvis as Elvis, it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't like he wore He's like, well, I'm gonna I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna wear my suit today and just tone it down

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<v Speaker 1>like he's fully Elvis purple lure suit with a cape

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<v Speaker 1>if I remember correctly. And there's a movie about this too,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way. There's two of them, Oh really, there's

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<v Speaker 1>one from ninety seven and one from I think like

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand something. Well, the one that I saw was

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<v Speaker 1>the most recent one with Michael Shannon, Yes, as as Elvis. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>so not about it wasn't great, but Michael Shannon's awesome

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<v Speaker 1>and everything, so it was worth it for that. Did

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<v Speaker 1>they make like is it a fink feature length movie? Yeah? Weird,

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<v Speaker 1>But I followed the story, you know, um, because I

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<v Speaker 1>mean this is about like forty eight hours is the

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<v Speaker 1>whole story. Yeah, so here's how it goes. Is it's

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas time. Wait, I'm sorry, hold on one more thing, Chuck,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to interject before you get started. It helps

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to imagine Elvis totally wasted on speed throughout

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<v Speaker 1>this entire story. Okay, okay, just better than mine. So

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<v Speaker 1>it starts on Christmas. There's a fight at the house

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<v Speaker 1>between Elvis's dad, Vernon, and Elvis's wife, apparently about just

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas spending, which I think is interesting. I got the

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<v Speaker 1>impression that they were on the same side against Elvis. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I think so maybe. But at any regard,

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis leaves, he's not too happy. So he does that

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<v Speaker 1>that movie trope thing where you just go to the

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<v Speaker 1>airport and say, put me on the next flight to anywhere. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and that happened to be Washington. D C goes to

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<v Speaker 1>d Cious, stays there for a little while, and then

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<v Speaker 1>decides to fly to l Ah to his house in

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<v Speaker 1>Beverly Hills, which, by the way, is an Airbnb now

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<v Speaker 1>is it? It is? But it's not. It's it's on airbnb.

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<v Speaker 1>But you all the dates were blacked out and it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't give a price, because I was like, I'm totally

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<v Speaker 1>gonna try and stay there one night at some point

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<v Speaker 1>in my life. But yeah, I don't know what the

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<v Speaker 1>deal is, but you can go look at the house.

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<v Speaker 1>It's pretty sweet as you would imagine. Okay. Uh So,

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis's buddy and confidante and assistant, Jerry Shilling, gets a call.

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<v Speaker 1>He's like, I'm going to be in l a man,

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<v Speaker 1>pick me up. That's the great Jerry Shilling. He died.

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<v Speaker 1>He does pick him up. And here's where we should

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<v Speaker 1>just say that Elvis at this point in his life

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<v Speaker 1>was obsessed with martial arts, guns and weirdly law enforcement

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<v Speaker 1>and collecting law enforcement like honorary sheriff's and honorary badges,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of thing. And the thing that bound all

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<v Speaker 1>of these common or these interests together was drugs. Being

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<v Speaker 1>on lots and lots of drugs. Yeah, And Priscilla says

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<v Speaker 1>this in her book. He was obsessed with the narcotics badge,

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<v Speaker 1>the narc badge, and she said he felt that if

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<v Speaker 1>you had that narc badge, then you could fly to

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<v Speaker 1>any country right with your guns and your drugs and

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<v Speaker 1>get away with it no questions. I asked Wow. So

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<v Speaker 1>that is the that is the fantasy of a drug

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<v Speaker 1>adult brain, probably yeature and also but it solves a

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<v Speaker 1>practical problem too. I love my guns and I love

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<v Speaker 1>my drugs, and I need to get them around. So

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<v Speaker 1>I got it. I'll bet a Federal Narcotics Bureau badge,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the predecessor to the d E A. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>bet I could just flash one of those, add that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Elvis Pressley and that I got this from Richard Nixon,

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<v Speaker 1>and boom right through with all my big garbage bag

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<v Speaker 1>full of pills. All right. So he's in l A.

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<v Speaker 1>He says to his his uh, Jerry Shilling, He's like,

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<v Speaker 1>now I want to go back to d C. He

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<v Speaker 1>didn't tell him why. And then on the way on

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<v Speaker 1>the flight, Elvis writes a letter to President Nixon, uh

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<v Speaker 1>sor if I can be in any service, do you?

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<v Speaker 1>I want to help the country out and I would

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<v Speaker 1>love to meet you. Stays in d C under a

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<v Speaker 1>pseudonym and tells Nixon. His pseudonym said he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>there in d C. And I want credentials of a

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<v Speaker 1>federal agent. Yes, so he writes this letter. They take

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<v Speaker 1>the red eye from l A to d c UH.

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<v Speaker 1>They drop a letter off at six thirty a m.

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<v Speaker 1>They check into a hotel. Personally, Elvis dropped this off

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<v Speaker 1>at the gate of the White House, yea. And they

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<v Speaker 1>check into a hotel, and Elvis gets restless. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>slapped by the way, and he he decides he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to go to the Bureau of Narcotics himself and just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of sniff around and see what they've got going

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<v Speaker 1>on there. So, while I'm guessing Jerry Shilling was getting

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<v Speaker 1>some rest in a shower at the hotel room, Elvis

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<v Speaker 1>is off at the Federal Narcotics Bureau, hasn't slept, probably

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<v Speaker 1>out of his mind on drugs, talking to them about

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<v Speaker 1>badges and stuff and how we'd like to meet Richard

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<v Speaker 1>Nixon and get a badge from him. What's amazing, although

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<v Speaker 1>it's really not amazing if you stop and think about it,

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<v Speaker 1>is that when they dropped the letter off at six thirty,

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<v Speaker 1>within five and a half hours, Elvis was on his

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<v Speaker 1>way to the White House to meet with the President.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's take a break there. We'll tell you

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<v Speaker 1>about the further details of the story right after this. Alright,

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<v Speaker 1>So the letter is delivered to an aid of Nixon

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<v Speaker 1>named Bud. That's his nickname, Bud Crow or Krog. I

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<v Speaker 1>I think Crow probably k R O G. H. Kroc. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>So he delivers this or he gets this letter to

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<v Speaker 1>Bud Croc because the front Gate people are like, Elvis

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<v Speaker 1>delivered a letter. Uh, and it's not just like if

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<v Speaker 1>any normal American had delivered a letter like this. One

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<v Speaker 1>actually got to Nixon's aid pretty quickly. Uh. He was

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<v Speaker 1>a fan of Elvis, and he's like, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a great idea, Like Richard Nixon is not

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<v Speaker 1>cool at all, and um, if he met with Elvis Presley,

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<v Speaker 1>like that's really good for his image because Elvis is

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<v Speaker 1>the coolest guy on the planet ish well nine seventy

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<v Speaker 1>he was, he was up there. Um, so he likes

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<v Speaker 1>this idea. He persuades eventually the Chief of Staff, Bob

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<v Speaker 1>Haldeman to make this happen. And uh, at noon that day,

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis shows up at the White House ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>with a gift of a gun. He brought a cult

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<v Speaker 1>forty five I've in a display case to give the Nixon,

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<v Speaker 1>which he just took from the wall of his house

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<v Speaker 1>in l A. He's like, quick and I agree, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>this will this will do, and it is it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>a beautifully mounted firearm. If you're into that kind of thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you would be like yes, especially if it came directly

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<v Speaker 1>from Elvis's personal collection. I'm not a gun guy, but

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<v Speaker 1>I would love Elvis. Sure. So Um, the Secret Service,

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<v Speaker 1>of course says yes, thank you very much, we'll take

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<v Speaker 1>that before you can go into the Oval office. And

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<v Speaker 1>from what what do we say? Bug crows? Um? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it crow crows? Where do we settle one? Let's just

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<v Speaker 1>how about bug Ka? So bug Ka recounted his impressions

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<v Speaker 1>of the story because he's in the room. He made

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<v Speaker 1>this thing happen, because he's in elvis fan and an

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<v Speaker 1>aide to Nixon. And he said that when Elvis walked

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<v Speaker 1>into that Oval office, he it was plain that he

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<v Speaker 1>was awestruck, but he regained his footing pretty quickly. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, you know, mixing it up with the president

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<v Speaker 1>um having a talk with him, a very serious talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the problem of counter culture in the United States. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>It's very interesting. The whole thing was so odd because

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis was a drug addict, and he talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>problems of drugs, and he from what I understand had

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<v Speaker 1>a clearly distinct line between being riddled with prescription drugs

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<v Speaker 1>uh and and illegal like street drugs, right right, because naively,

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<v Speaker 1>if it's a prescription drug and it comes from a doctor,

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<v Speaker 1>it's legitimized, like it's fine, it's legal. You know, even

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<v Speaker 1>if you have a totally illegal amount of them on you,

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<v Speaker 1>it's still legal. It's still a prescription drug. But a

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<v Speaker 1>street drug. I've heard before, and I don't remember where

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<v Speaker 1>I read. It. May have been the Uncle John's bathroom

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<v Speaker 1>reader that he used to get so worked up about

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<v Speaker 1>the idea of drug dealers in Memphis down the street

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<v Speaker 1>that his he'd want to go out and shoot him

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<v Speaker 1>and his his and he'd be heastit on drugs at

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<v Speaker 1>the time, and his entourage would have to like calm

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<v Speaker 1>him down and keep him, keep the guns away from

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<v Speaker 1>and keep him just in his house to keep him

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<v Speaker 1>from going out in exacting vigilante justice of the local

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<v Speaker 1>Memphis street drug dealers around town. Yeah, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I said this in the Graceland episode. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>my family's from Memphis, and my my dear sweet grandmother

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<v Speaker 1>passed away like fully believing and saying out loud like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Elvis's doctors killed him. He didn't, he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know what was going on. They had him going every

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<v Speaker 1>which way but loose because of his their prescriptions. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, no, Grandmoma, I mean, tell her on her deathbed. No.

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<v Speaker 1>He was like, Elvis was a junkie right now and

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<v Speaker 1>whispered into her here. So all right, so Elvis is

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<v Speaker 1>all struck. Uh. This guy bud k Is is taking

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<v Speaker 1>notes because this is pretty uh Oval office taping by Nixon.

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis is all struck. And they're talking about the counterculture.

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis is talking about the Beatles, how they're anti Americans

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<v Speaker 1>and they're bad for America, and they're talking about drugs,

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<v Speaker 1>and Elvis is showing up his collection of badges and

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<v Speaker 1>then basically saying he basically asked him flat out, I

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<v Speaker 1>would like a narcotics batche Can you make that happen? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>How you let's coach with the chaise man pretty much? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>And if Heson says well, I don't know, can we

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<v Speaker 1>bud k And bud k was like, yeah, we can

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<v Speaker 1>probably make that happen. He's like, all right, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>it done. Then. So that was it, I mean within um,

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<v Speaker 1>probably about an hour, bug K and Elvis went to lunch,

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<v Speaker 1>and bug K produced the badge for him, um, like

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<v Speaker 1>before the end of lunch or right after lunch ended.

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<v Speaker 1>So funny. He also got some other like he had

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<v Speaker 1>his bodyguard and chilling with him and Nixon. Nixon gave

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<v Speaker 1>them some what do you give him? Cuff links? And

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<v Speaker 1>then Elvis's was like, well, Mr presidently have wives too,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so he went and got him White House brooches,

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<v Speaker 1>and Elvis just like leaves the White House of all

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<v Speaker 1>these gifts basically right, he made a basket out of

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<v Speaker 1>his shirt. Uh. But like we said, there was that

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<v Speaker 1>one very famous photo. Uh, and no one knew about this.

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis wanted to keep it quiet. Um. I imagine Nixon

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't uh sadly wasn't able to use it as like

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<v Speaker 1>a as a pr move. Yeah, which although I think

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<v Speaker 1>also he was probably like what just happened? After Elvis

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<v Speaker 1>came and went? He was just available. Yeah, it isn't

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<v Speaker 1>little crazy. The whole thing is pretty crazy, Chuck for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>But the year after, a columnist named Jack Anderson broke

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<v Speaker 1>the story and apparently nobody really it didn't go anywhere,

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<v Speaker 1>No one, it didn't become part of the cultural memory.

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<v Speaker 1>And it wasn't until that that Chicago newspaper reported about

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<v Speaker 1>the photos. That that was when it hit just right.

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<v Speaker 1>I think in people were like, it didn't there, it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't kitchy yet, but in people were ready to be

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<v Speaker 1>blown away by the idea of Nixon and and Elvis together.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, And so it was in the National Archives.

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<v Speaker 1>Then all of a sudden, you can make a request

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<v Speaker 1>for the copy of that photo, and uh, within one week,

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<v Speaker 1>eight thousand people requested that. And it's still I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure if it still is, but for a while it

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<v Speaker 1>was the most requested photograph in the history of the

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<v Speaker 1>National Archives. Pretty amazing, there you go. Yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 1>finally supplanted by Obama meeting with that alien in the

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<v Speaker 1>Oval Office, that famous photograph. That's right. No, when Obama

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<v Speaker 1>met with the lead singer of corn A right here

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<v Speaker 1>you go. Yeah, you got anything else? Nope? Well good

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<v Speaker 1>because we don't have time for it anyway. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>short stuff. We'll see you guys later for more on

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<v Speaker 1>this and thousands of other topics. Is it how stuff works?

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