The National Archives houses hundreds of thousands of photos for the America public to view. On Friday, the agency took to Twitter to announce this photo is requested more than any other.
This is our most-requested photo. Here's the story of how it happened: http://t.co/Co22Z8gTHq #Elvis80 #Elvis pic.twitter.com/jtAhLo12cw
— U.S. National Archives (@USNatArchives) January 8, 2015
This official White House photo of President Richard Nixon’s meeting rock-and-roll king Elvis Presley was snapped in the Oval Office on Dec. 21, 1970. Learn more about the encounter from Smithsonian Magazine.