Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Tomorrow the new feature film, Elvis and Nixon hits selected theaters. The movie stars Kevin Spacey as the 37th President of the United States (no, not Frank Underwood) and Michael Shannon as the King of Rock, Elvis Presley.
The film is based on a true story that took place in 1970. As the story goes, Presley was desperate to meet Nixon, so he wrote him a letter, asking for an audience.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/310005529/Elvis-s-letter-to-Richard-Nixon
With a single meeting, an awkward photo and Elvis’s desire to help the federal government, President Nixon and the rock star became acquaintances.
We speak about it with historian and author Luke Nichter.