This question was made by Karthik Narayan. As I mentioned yesterday, I will be putting up my question and Karthik’s question on alternate days. This is a classic KN style of question :)
Q2: What’s going on in this file photo? What was the purpose of this meeting? (Just the essence/funda would be enough, these people are famous enough :) )
Answer: This is the iconic photo of Elvis meeting Nixon in 1970.
Elvis desperately wanted to become an undercover agent. Concerned about increased drug use in America, he petitioned Nixon in a handwritten letter proposing he be named a “Federal Agent at Large.” Elvis wrote, “I have done an in-depth study of drug abuse and Communist brainwashing techniques and I am right in the middle of the whole thing, where I can and will do the most good.”
Elvis then showed up at the White House unannounced, packing two handguns—one for protection, the other as a gift for the president. After some thinking, officials let him inside with both guns in tote. At the extensively photographed meeting, Elvis showed Nixon his family photos and a collection of law enforcement badges. Later, Nixon awarded him a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge, which listed Elvis’ position as “Special Assistant.”
The first correct answer was given by K. Hariharan :) Congrats. Raji Aunty, Satish, G.Z. Ramharish and Deepak (through FB), Ajaal/Gujaal, Sekar and Sankar also chipped in with the right answers. Thank you all for attempting :)
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Dec 04, 2010 @ 11:09:46
Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley met to discuss growing drug problem in US. (googled the second part though).
Dec 04, 2010 @ 11:29:31
This gave rise to the movie Elvis meets Nixon ?
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Dec 04, 2010 @ 11:48:50
On December 21, 1970, Presley engineered a bizarre meeting with President Richard Nixon at the White House, where he expressed his patriotism and his contempt for the hippie drug culture
Dec 04, 2010 @ 17:56:46
On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley paid a visit to President Richard M. Nixon at the White House in Washington, D.C. The meeting was initiated by Presley, who wrote Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit with the President and suggesting that he be made a 'Federal Agent-at-Large' in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
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Dec 04, 2010 @ 21:37:07
In 1970, Elvis Presley wrote to President Nixon asking to be made a Federal Agent-at-Large in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
Nixon gave him a federal agent’s badge
Dec 04, 2010 @ 22:51:23
Elvis Presley in a meeting with the then U.S. Pres. Nixon to express his opposition to the prevalent drug culture, as a way of expressing his commitment (patriotism) to the nation
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