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Elvis Meets Nixon is a 1997 film telling the true story of Elvis Presley meeting then President Richard Nixon on December 21, 1970.

The plot of the film, although exaggerated in parts for comedic effect, is actually based on real events and is quite accurate in its telling.

Elvis Presley, bored with his confined existence in Graceland, leaves his home on his own for the first time since he was 21. He winds up in California and is convinced by an Anti-war activist that he is responsible for the drug culture through his influence on The Beatles. This convinces Elvis to write a letter to President Nixon asking to be made a "Federal Agent at Large" for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. No such position actually exists, but Nixon, wanting desperately to win over the youth of America, which he views as hating him, decides to meet with Elvis in an attempt to improve his image with the "kids".

My Personal Highlights of this movie:

12:45 Airport - Elvis buys an airplane ticket alone first time in his life...
21:23 Donut-Shop Scene - Elvis stops? to buy some donuts, funny...
31:03 Airplane Boarding - Elvis takes his gun onboard the aircraft...
51:44 Record Store Scene - ? Elvis walks? through LA and enters a? record store...

Last Saturday 26/01/2013 in Bonn (Germany) Elvis´s TCB-band gave a concert with Jerry Schilling as special guest (see my videoresponse). During autograph session of the band i took the chance to talk a few words to Jerry who was very friendly.

To my question if he knew this "Elvis meets Nixon" movie he told that he even gave some input to the filmmakers, many details are right, but of course? it´s a comedy.

Me: "What do you think Elvis would have thought?"
Jerry: "He´d have laughed his ass off!"