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Elvis' clash with media on view at Newseum in DC
Posted on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elvis Presley will soon be the subject of a new exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, with his shocking style and clash with the media on full view. Newseum President Ken Paulson says negative newspaper coverage of Elvis helped make him the king of rock 'n' roll. Critics initially hated his music and his moves, but teens went wild. The turning point came when Elvis served for two years in the U.S. Army. Parents couldn't hate him anymore, and the news media eventually came along, too. The exhibit opening March 19 will include rare objects from Presley's life, some never before displayed outside Graceland. Among the artifacts are Elvis' 1957 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and the overcoat and gold belt he wore to meet President Richard Nixon.
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 A suit from "Aloha From Hawaii" worn by Elvis, left, and the suit from his come back special, are seen in a storage room at the Newseum in preparation for their exhibit about Elvis in Washington, . . . |
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