A funny thing happened while searching for Elvis

Today’s post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty.

Yes, there were the images of Nixon meeting Elvis in one of history’s most peculiar meet-ups, and papers relating to Elvis’ time in the Army (you can see all of this by searching Elvis in ARC), but what really caught our eye were the videos obscurely related to the King. We’ve selected two clips for your viewing pleasure, not so much because of what they have to do with Elvis, but because part of the pleasure in searching through the National Archives is all the randomness you will find. So, onto videos about robot-loving-seals, UFOs, and, of course, Elvis.

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