c) Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, was notably a close friend of Elvis Presley. In an iconic meeting at the White House in December 1970, Presley expressed his concern about the nation’s drug problem and youth culture to Nixon. This meeting, where Presley also requested to be made a federal agent-at-large for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, symbolizes a unique intersection of popular culture and politics. The image of the rock and roll star and the president has become emblematic of this unusual alliance, illustrating how figures from vastly different spheres can find common ground.