Elvis & Nixon: Their Secret War On The Beatles
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Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon got together for one of the most famous meetings in White House history — but they were shaking hands over a secret plot to deport John Lennon and The Beatles! At their Dec. 21, 1970, gathering, Elvis coaxed Nixon into naming him a special drug enforcement agent and even giving him a badge. The bombshell book "Elvis Meets the Beatles" also reveals that Elvis wanted a rockin' big favor from Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover!
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Jealous of The Beatles' success, Elvis was out to get Lennon and the rest of the Fab Four booted out of the U.S. for good, said authors Chris Hutchins and Peter Thompson. The legendary rocker was especially furious at Lennon for mocking him during Elvis' only meeting with the Brit group in Los Angeles, revealed one of Elvis’ lovers.
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The beauty, who asked to remain anonymous, detailed a shocking exchange between the stars. Elvis boasted: “I’m making movies at a million bucks a time, and one of ’em — I won’t say which one — took only 15 days to complete.”
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Lennon In Amsterdam
Then snarky John shot back: “Well, we’ve got an hour to spare now. Let’s make an epic together.”
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The Beatles
Outraged Elvis — who shared his dislike for Lennon with fellow star Tom Jones — schemed to get rid of his musical rivals by portraying them as “filthy unkempt” druggies who were lead ing America’s youth astray with sexually suggestive music, said the book.
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In addition to getting Nixon’s blessing as a warrior against drugs, Elvis enlisted FBI Director Hoover — and squealed on the Beatles in a meeting with agents!
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J. Edgar Hoover Listening to Speech
According to secret FBI files obtained by the authors, Elvis told the Feds that “the Beatles laid the groundwork for many of the problems we are having with young people.”
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Lennon In Amsterdam
After the tip by Elvis, FBI honcho Hoover reportedly ordered an immediate update of Lennon’s files — and put John and nis wife Yoko Ono both under surveillance!
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Hoover even tried to get John and Yoko booted out of the country by serving them with a deportation order linked to a minor drug bust in England. John’s lawyers beat the deportation —but Elvis and Hoover continued a campaign to get the Beatle banished from America! “Kick him out and keep him out, was how Elvis put it to the guys,” said the book.
Photo credit: Getty Images
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Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon got together for one of the most famous meetings in White House history — but they were shaking hands over a secret plot to deport John Lennon and The Beatles! At their Dec. 21, 1970, gathering, Elvis coaxed Nixon into naming him a special drug enforcement agent and even giving him a badge. The bombshell book "Elvis Meets the Beatles" also reveals that Elvis wanted a rockin' big favor from Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Our World
Jealous of The Beatles' success, Elvis was out to get Lennon and the rest of the Fab Four booted out of the U.S. for good, said authors Chris Hutchins and Peter Thompson. The legendary rocker was especially furious at Lennon for mocking him during Elvis' only meeting with the Brit group in Los Angeles, revealed one of Elvis’ lovers.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Photo of Elvis PRESLEY
The beauty, who asked to remain anonymous, detailed a shocking exchange between the stars. Elvis boasted: “I’m making movies at a million bucks a time, and one of ’em — I won’t say which one — took only 15 days to complete.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Lennon In Amsterdam
Then snarky John shot back: “Well, we’ve got an hour to spare now. Let’s make an epic together.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The Beatles
Outraged Elvis — who shared his dislike for Lennon with fellow star Tom Jones — schemed to get rid of his musical rivals by portraying them as “filthy unkempt” druggies who were lead ing America’s youth astray with sexually suggestive music, said the book.
Photo credit: Getty Images
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In addition to getting Nixon’s blessing as a warrior against drugs, Elvis enlisted FBI Director Hoover — and squealed on the Beatles in a meeting with agents!
Photo credit: Getty Images
J. Edgar Hoover Listening to Speech
According to secret FBI files obtained by the authors, Elvis told the Feds that “the Beatles laid the groundwork for many of the problems we are having with young people.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Lennon In Amsterdam
After the tip by Elvis, FBI honcho Hoover reportedly ordered an immediate update of Lennon’s files — and put John and nis wife Yoko Ono both under surveillance!
Photo credit: Getty Images
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Hoover even tried to get John and Yoko booted out of the country by serving them with a deportation order linked to a minor drug bust in England. John’s lawyers beat the deportation —but Elvis and Hoover continued a campaign to get the Beatle banished from America! “Kick him out and keep him out, was how Elvis put it to the guys,” said the book.
Photo credit: Getty Images
