President Donald Trump will honor Elvis Presley and six other noteworthy individuals tonight with the Medal of Freedom.

Read the USA Today story on the recipients here, along with vintage photos of the King of Rock and Roll.

“Tupelo is the soul of Elvis. It really is,” actress Allyson Adams, daughter of late Academy Award-nominated actor Nick Adams, is quoted saying in a Mississippi Today article last year.

Elvis may have left Tupelo, but his soul stayed there

Political scientist Fletcher McClellan said to NPR: “This is a fascinating way to find out what is important to a president.”

Read NPR’s Viva Las Vegas: Elvis, Adelson To Be Honored With Presidential Medal Of Freedom article here.

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President to honor Elvis Presley in Medal of Freedom ceremony

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
November 16, 2018

<h1>President to honor Elvis Presley in Medal of Freedom ceremony</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />November 16, 2018</p> <p>President Donald Trump will honor Elvis Presley and six other noteworthy individuals tonight with the Medal of Freedom.</p> <p>Read the&nbsp;USA Today <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/16/president-trump-medals-freedom-elvis-babe-ruth/2025294002/"><span style="color: #bd2d29">story on the recipients here</span></a>, along with vintage photos of the King of Rock and Roll.</p> <p>“Tupelo is the soul of Elvis. It really is,”&nbsp;actress Allyson Adams, daughter of late Academy Award-nominated actor Nick Adams, is quoted saying in a <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/06/10/elvis-may-have-left-tupelo-but-his-soul-stayed-there/"><span style="color: #bd2d29">Mississippi Today article last year</span></a>.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote wp-embedded-content"> <p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/06/10/elvis-may-have-left-tupelo-but-his-soul-stayed-there/">Elvis may have left Tupelo, but his soul stayed there</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Political scientist Fletcher McClellan said to NPR:&nbsp;“This is a fascinating way to find out what is important to a president.”</p> <p>Read NPR’s <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/11/16/667860660/viva-las-vegas-elvis-adelson-to-be-honored-with-presidential-medal-of-freedom"><span style="color: #bd2d29">Viva Las Vegas: Elvis, Adelson To Be Honored With Presidential Medal Of Freedom article here</span>.</a></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2018/11/16/president-to-honor-elvis-presley-in-medal-of-freedom-ceremony/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=217921&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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