President Richard Nixon gave Elvis Presley an unconventional gift during their 1970 meeting in the Oval Office.

At the meeting’s conclusion,­ ­Elvis hugged Nixon in “a surprising, spontaneous gesture.” The King then headed to the White House dining room to wait for his honorary badge.

Elvis and Nixon talked for about 30 minutes, during which Elvis showed Nixon pictures of his daughter and a pair of cufflinks given to him by Spiro Agnew.

One of the most popular items in the National Archives is a 1970 photo of Elvis Presley and President Nixon. It all started with a letter Elvis wrote to Nixon, requesting a meeting.

Elvis and Nixon talked for about 30 minutes, during which Elvis showed Nixon pictures of his daughter and a pair of cufflinks given to him by Spiro Agnew.

At dawn, a few days before Christmas in 1970, Elvis Presley arrived at the north-west gate of the White House with a letter to President Nixon in his hand.

Elvis and Nixon talked for about 30 minutes, during which Elvis showed Nixon pictures of his daughter and a pair of cufflinks given to him by Spiro Agnew.

Elvis proudly showed Nixon a pair of cufflinks Vice President Spiro Agnew had given him, as well as the various honorary badges he'd been given by different law enforcement agencies.

Elvis and Nixon talked for about 30 minutes, during which Elvis showed Nixon pictures of his daughter and a pair of cufflinks given to him by Spiro Agnew.

The 1970 White House meeting was certainly one of the most absurd and ironic encounters in American history.

Nixon’s staff is, obviously, a lot more serious. His aide Egil Krogh (Colin Hanks) wants to make this meeting happen, even if the 6-page rambling letter Elvis wrote on the airplane makes little ...