“December 21, 1970. That morning, Presley personally delivered a hand-written note to the security guard at the northwest gate of the White House, saying that he wanted to meet Nixon to present him with the gift of a World War II-era pistol and ask for credentials as an agent in the national war on drugs.”
Me: Wait, what? If I were a writer, I would start with this moment… which is why I’m not a writer.