Elvis At 1971 Outstanding Young Men of America Ceremony

Above, Elvis Presley and White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler (right) at the ceremony.

In January 1971, Elvis Presley was named one of the ten Outstanding Young Men of America at a ceremony in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Clarion Ledger has some interesting trivia tidbits about that ceremony.

They wrote:

Martha Carr wanted to meet Elvis Presley. 

So she and a few friends from Jackson traveled to Memphis on Jan. 18, 1971, to the Jaycees’ 10 Outstanding Young Men of America ceremony — now known as the 10 Outstanding Young Americans. 

Elvis was the final recipient that evening at the old Ellis Auditorium. 

The suit he wore and the trophy he received that night are on display at Graceland. 

And the man who presented Elvis his award, George H. W. Bush, became America’s 41st president 18 years later.

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