AgentElvisisnotyourtypicalstoryabouttheKingofRock’n’Roll,butafascinatingtaleabouthowElvisPresleyalsoworkedasaspyfortheUSgovernmentduringtheheightoftheColdWar.ThisincrediblestoryisthesubjectofanewbooktitledAgentElvis:Espionage,Intrigue,andtheKingofRock’n’Roll.
Thebook,writtenbymusicjournalistandhistorian,BrianJayJones,tellsthestoryofhowElviswasapproachedbytheFBIandCIAtobecomeanundercoveragent.Elvisusedhisuniquecelebritystatustohelpthegovernmentwiththeircovertoperationsduringthe1950sand1960s.HealsoservedasaspecialassistanttoPresidentNixonandwasevengivenabadgeandcredentialsfromtheBureauofNarcoticsandDangerousDrugs.
ThebookuncoversnewdetailsaboutElvis’ssecretlifeasaspy,includinghismeetingswithPresidentJohnF.KennedyandhisconversationswithmembersoftheKGB.Thebookalsotalksabouthowhisstatusasaspyaffectedhismusiccareerandpersonallife.
Ifyou’reafanofElvisPresleyorinterestedinespionageduringtheColdWar,AgentElvis:Espionage,Intrigue,andtheKingofRock’n’Rollisthebookforyou.