Memorandum on Reporting of Elvis Presley’s Meeting with President Nixon

This memorandum was written by Egil “Bud” Krogh, an advisor to President Richard M. Nixon, on January 27, 1972. The memorandum was written in reaction to an upcoming article by Jack Anderson of The Washington Post titled, “Presley Gets Narcotics Bureau Badge,” which documented American musician Elvis Presley’s visit to the White House on December 21, 1970. Efforts had been made for two years to conceal the visit at Presley’s request. This memorandum outlined the nature of the meeting due to the publication of the article.