Drunk history presents historical reenactments from alist talent as told by inebriated storytellers. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970. Third filmed production about the actual reallife meeting of elvis presley and former american president richard nixon. Guest starring jack black, dave grohl, bob odenkirk. During a time when politics and popular culture seldom met, the movie opens with elvis presley played by michael shannon in his graceland mansion in. In the letter, presley expressed his desire to meet with president nixon. Along the way, the film exposes elviss humor, drug problem, and even him pulling a gun out at a doughnut shop. Watch big name stars act out the semicoherent historical recollections of tanked comics in a season featuring boozeaddled versions of al capone, abe lincoln and the nixon elvis summit. Dec 17, 2019 on december 21, 1970, rock star elvis presley is greeted at the white house by president richard m. The first two were elvis meets nixon 1997 and when elvis met nixon 2009. In commemoration of the 75th birthday of elvis presley on january 8, 2010, the national archives held a discussion of his white house meeting with then president richard nixon on december 21, 1970. The untold true story behind the meeting between elvis presley, the king of rock n roll, and president richard nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the national archives. Drunk history bass reeves full on dances with wolves ft. Apr 22, 2016 instead of extending the conclave, turning each elvis nixon minute into a timeexpanded mindbender, the filmmakers make it another act.
The kindest thing i can do for drunk history, comedy centrals version of the popular. Its only in the handful of moments when nixon and elvis face each other in private that we get that electric crackle of big personalities clashing. They are both wilting, but johnson interestingly suggests they are buoyed up by each other. Elvis and nixon elvis presley personally delivered this handwritten letter to a security guard at the white house requesting a meeting with the president, later held on dec. The film also stars alex pettyfer, johnny knoxville, colin hanks, and evan peters. Jul 14, 2016 famous people get hammered and talk about a specific event in history. In commemoration of the 75th birthday of elvis presley, the national archives presented a discussion about the meeting between elvis and president richard nixon at the white house on december 21. Goin to the promised land part 2 by the ultimate elvis show. By 1970, elvis was really beginning to start his sad, terminal decline. Drunk history learn the full story of nixon and elvis. Watch big name stars act out the semicoherent historical recollections of tanked comics in a season featuring boozeaddled versions of al capone, abe lincoln and the nixonelvis summit. Michael shannon and kevin spacey to play elvis and nixon.
Host derek waters hall pass, along with an everchanging. Drunk history elvis meets nixon drunk history facebook. Elvis meets nixon a mockumentary about elvis s reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. Woodward and bernstein blow open the watergate scandal, actorsbrothers edwin and john wilkes booth engage in a tragic feud, and elvis crashes the white. A mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. President richard nixon meets with elvis presley dec. Elvis meets nixon drunk history video clip comedy central. Elvis meets nixon is so much better and entertaining than the 2016 movie. Elvis meets nixon a mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. It will be interesting to read your comments, and maybe do one more blog post on the subject.
On this day in 1970, elvis presley met with president richard nixon at the. Eric edelstein on elvis presley meeting richard nixon. The original production of elvis meets nixon that hbo did back in the 1990s was clever, engaging and portrayed elvis with the respect he deserves. Nobody but elvis and nixon were privy to the details of what the two men talked about behind closed doors, which of course makes their.
View the richard nixon oral history interview with jerry schilling. This season features three episodes american music, first ladies, and sports. Elvis attempted to get the badge several times before without success. Drunk history july 3, 20 new york, ny learn the full story of nixon and elvis first meeting in the series premiere of drunk history, july 9 at 109c on comedy central. View the 2010 discussion with egil bud krogh and jerry schilling, moderated by former nixon library director tim naftali. With rick peters, bob gunton, alyson court, denny doherty. On december 21, 1970, elvis presley paid a visit to president richard m.
In december 1970, richard nixon is president of the united states and elvis presley is making a comeback. The film stars michael shannon as singer elvis presley and kevin spacey as president richard nixon, and focuses on the december 21, 1970 meeting between the two men at the white house. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president nixon. Woodward and bernstein crack watergate, and elvis meets nixon. A mockumentary about elvis s reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. Woodward and bernstein blow open the watergate scandal, actorsbrothers edwin and john wilkes booth engage in a tragic feud, and elvis crashes the white house to meet nixon. Along the way, the film exposes elvis s humor, drug problem, and even him pulling a gun out at a doughnut shop. Read the transcript view the 2010 discussion with egil bud krogh and jerry schilling, moderated by former nixon library director tim naftali download highresolution images from the national archives catalog. History repeats itself, especially when the storyteller is wasted. Both are isolated in their own little worlds, but very much in the public eye.
The smithsonian has an interesting article about the meeting between elvis the pelvis and nixon, with details on the secret oval office gettogether that resulted in presley receiving a badge from the federal bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs. The image looks like a computergenerated joke, or maybe a snapshot from some parallel universe where the dead icons of the 20th century hang out togethereven elvis presley and richard nixon. His 1968 comeback had resulted in an incredibly lucrative residency in vegas, but elviss own diffidence and his managers determination to control the publishing income and the recording conditions of his songs meant that elvis did not follow through on the. Mar 29, 2016 that morning elvis delivered the letter to the white house in person, where it made it into the hands of nixon aide and elvis fan egil bud krogh. In the clip from the first episode above, catch a glimpse of the famous meeting between elvis jack black and president nixon bob odenkirk. Drunk history shows how the famous elvisnixon meeting really.
But an order from nixon was all it took for elvis to receive his bureau credentials. He wrote the letter on american airlines stationary and personally delivered it to a security guard at the northwest gate of the white house. With michael shannon, kevin spacey, alex pettyfer, johnny knoxville. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970 the film had a vhs release, but has not yet been released on dvd or bluray. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Web series drunk history becomes tv show business insider. Visit the nixon library view the richard nixon oral history interview with jerry schilling.
I hope to hear from some of you who watched it as well as the 1997 version elvis meets nixon on youtube. Richard nixon didnt just meet elvis presley he gave him a federal narcotics agent badge. A fictional executive order from nixon is shown in the opening credits of monty python and the holy grail. Instead of extending the conclave, turning each elvisnixon minute into a timeexpanded mindbender, the filmmakers make it another act. Would it shock you to learn that the meeting of nixon and elvis got very very weird. The untold true story of when elvis presley decided to drop in on president nixon, and what he so desperately sought. This is a list of episodes for the comedy central series drunk history hosted by derek waters. In 1970, elvis presley went to the white house on a whim to request a meeting with the president.
Sign in deleted video goin to the promised land part 1 by the ultimate elvis show. They treat the encounter like history when it seems to have. On december 21, 1970, rock star elvis presley is greeted at the white house by president richard m. Elvis meets nixon is a 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. Elvis meets nixon is a riotous ride from graceland to the white house with more fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches than you could possibly imagine. Nixon is the only character onscreen in robert altmans movie secret honor. Apr 19, 2016 this movies version of nixon is an impatient, surly, outoftouch boss who just happens to be richard nixon and share richard nixons political values. Oct 10, 2010 the untold true story of when elvis presley decided to drop in on president nixon, and what he so desperately sought.
Elvis presley pays a personal visit to richard nixon at the white house to acquire a badge that will make him a federal narcotics agent. Two of americas great cultural icons meet in this highly amusing comedy which, as the film reminds us, is based on actual incidents. That morning elvis delivered the letter to the white house in person, where it made it into the hands of nixon aide and elvis fan egil bud krogh. Kennedy got to be president by winning one of the narrowest election victories in american history over vicepresident richard nixon. See more ideas about drunk history, history and famous people. Elvis meets nixon clip season 1 ep 1 7920 elvis presley pays a personal visit to richard nixon at the white house to acquire a badge that will make him a federal narcotics agent. History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. With derek waters, matt gourley, allan mcleod, eric edelstein. The meeting was initiated by presley, who wrote nixon a sixpage letter requesting a visit with the president and suggesting that he be made a federal agentatlarge in the bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs. Download highresolution images from the national archives. A brief look at the oddly true account of elvis presley.