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. a a ae ee - - > area enc aod reer coer 428. °° UNITED STATES G ‘ERNMENT Si , def, Tonoran da RE 1s , -/ “Sa tee, ; wenn + | E dace AUG me | . hea ‘tp con sumect: ELVIS PRESLEY 4 WILLIAM ORRIS - Udon ras Mi : e “FORMER SHERIFF, SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE pS BUREAU TOUR 12- "31-70 Presley and Morris and six individuals who provide security for Presley visited FBI Headquarters and were afforded a very special tour of our . facilities in accordance with plans approved by the Director. Regrets were expressed to Presley and his party in connection with their request to meet the Director. Presley indicated that he has long been an admirer of Mr. Hoover, and has read material prepared by the Director including “Masters of Deceit," “A Study of Communism" as well as "J. Edgar Hoover on Communism," Presley noted that in his opinion no one has ever done as much for his country as has Mr. Hoover, and that he, Presley, considers the Director the {ereatest i living American." He also spoke most favorably of the Bureau. we: Despite his rather bizarre personal appearance, Presley seemed asincer:. -¢rious minded individual who expressed concern over some of the problems .onf) onting our country, particularly those involving young people.\In this regarc, c, in private comments made following his tour, he indicated that he, _ Presley, - the "living proof that America is the land of opportunity” since he from tru::. iriver to prominent entertainer almost overnight. He said that he w a Spends ac -uch time as his schedule permits informally talking to young people “disc nc vhat they consider to be their problems with them. Presley tu > .ag hair and unusual apparel were merely tools ofhistradeand = - . SeG - i: &.:eess to and rapport with many people particularly on college > "ase. who considered themselves “anti-establishment." Presley said that widi he has a limited education, helas been able to command a certain‘amount of espect and attention from this segment of the population and in an informal way “point out the errors oftheir ways. He advised that he does not consider himself WEnclosurevPanne, (== 9/ RLC- 79 / = (-. 1 -Mr, Sullivan - Enclosure . 1 - Miss Gandy - Ure gern i - Mr. Bishop - Enclosure \,‘ 1- Miss Holmes - Enclosure . 31-C. D. Brennan - - Eyclosure a i-M. A. Jones -Enclosure raya OTQuike A) te (CONTINUED -OVER) = ___._. bE ant WP ‘ tte Ce toon ae “ea ri. oy