Elvis Presley, Richard Nixon and the American Dream

ISBN: 9781476663999 (1476663998)
Edition Type: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland &amp; Co
Pages: 232
Date Published: 30th Oct 2015

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Introduction 11
From a Jack to a King 32
Education Makes the Man 93
A Watchful Eye on the Future 124
Let the Games Begin 295
The Shaping of a Hero 436
The Survival of the Fittest 587
The New America: Hippies, Drugs, and Vietnam 808
The King Meets the President 899
No Man Is an Island 9810
The Cancer Within 11111
My Way: The Lonely Road to Recovery 141
Conclusion: Let the Record Show 169
Appendix: Documents and Photographs Pertaining to the Presley-Nixon Meeting 173
Notes 207
Select Bibliography 215
Index 219

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Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon are two of the most important and controversial figures of the twentieth century. Although fame came to them in very different ways, they rose from very similar backgrounds of poverty to seek the American Dream. These two remarkable men both had to face falls from grace, but while Nixon rebounded from Watergate to regain a reputation as a distinguished elder statesman, Elvis was destroyed by the pressures of fame, only to have his image restored after his death.

Here, for the first time, the remarkable parallels in their lives are examined, balanced on the point of their historic December 21, 1970, meeting. Their similarities and differences as American icons are analyzed, and numerous photographs, including all those taken during their meeting, are included. Together, the stories of these two men form part of the essence of American culture.

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