In 1958, Elvis fans sent pleas directly to the First Lady, hoping she would be sympathetic to their cause and recall Elvis Presley from service in the Army. But this letter to Mamie Eisenhower was forwarded to the Army, with the notation “Respectfully referred for appropriate handling.” Dear Mamie, Will you please please be so sweet and kind as to ask Ike to please bring Elvis Presley back to us from the Army. We need him in our entertainment world to make us all laugh. The theatres need him to help fill their many empty seats… . Also did you know Elvis has been paying $500,000 in income taxes. We feel the huge taxes he has been paying could help our defense effort far more than his stay in the Army. Please ask Ike to bring Elvis back to us soon. To read more about fan letters protesting Elvis’s service, read our Facial Hair Friday post “Presley, Presley is our cry.”
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In 1958, Elvis fans sent pleas directly to the First Lady, hoping she would be sympathetic to their cause and recall Elvis Presley from service in the Army. But this letter to Mamie Eisenhower was forwarded to the Army, with the notation “Respectfully referred for appropriate handling.”

Dear Mamie,
Will you please please be so sweet and kind as to ask Ike to please bring Elvis Presley back to us from the Army. We need him in our entertainment world to make us all laugh. The theatres need him to help fill their many empty seats… . Also did you know Elvis has been paying $500,000 in income taxes. We feel the huge taxes he has been paying could help our defense effort far more than his stay in the Army. Please ask Ike to bring Elvis back to us soon.

To read more about fan letters protesting Elvis’s service, read our Facial Hair Friday post “Presley, Presley is our cry.”

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