Why Did Nixon Give Elvis a Federal Narc. Agent’s Badge?

They came from polar opposite ends of society–“one was the ‘King of cool;’ the other the ‘Duke of dork!’” Perhaps, that’s why their iconic meeting so resonates with that unpredictable and dynamic late 60/early 70s era. What quirky ambition brought Elvis Presley to the Oval Office to meet President Richard Nixon in 1970? And wha...