: Elvis brought a chrome-plated Colt .45 pistol and family photos as gifts for Nixon. The pistol is currently kept at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library .
: Despite initial resistance from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), Nixon overruled the decision and granted Elvis an honorary badge , which Elvis believed gave him actual legal powers. Elvis & Nixon (2016) 720p
: Concerned about the hippie movement and drug culture, Elvis wanted to be appointed as a "Federal Agent-at-Large" to help "bust" communists and drug users. : Elvis brought a chrome-plated Colt
: Elvis arrived at the White House gates at 6:30 a.m. with a handwritten six-page letter requesting a meeting. : Concerned about the hippie movement and drug
The 2016 film is a comedy-drama that fictionalizes the surreal real-life meeting between rock icon Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) and President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey) on December 21, 1970. The Surreal True Story
The film is based on one of the most bizarre encounters in White House history, which resulted in the from the U.S. National Archives .