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December, 1970, American Airlines
1970年12月，美國航空公司
Dear Mr. President.
親愛的總統先生，
First, I would like to introduce myself. I am Elvis Presley and admire you and have great respect for your office. I talked to Vice President Agnew in Palm Springs three weeks ago and expressed my concern for our country. The drug culture, the hippie elements, the SDS, Black Panthers, etc. Do not consider me as their enemy or as they call it The Establishment. I call it America and I love it. Sir, I can and will be of any service that I can to help The Country out. I have no concern or Motives other than helping the country out.
首先，我想先自我介紹一下。我是貓王埃爾維斯·普雷斯利，我本人很欽佩你，也很尊敬您的政府。三周前，我在棕櫚泉(Palm Springs)與副總統阿格紐(Agnew)進行了交談，并表達了我對國家的擔憂。毒品文化，嬉皮士元素，學生爭取民主社會運動（SDS），黑豹黨等等。不要把我視為他們的敵人，或者他們把這稱為“當權派”。我稱之為美國，我愛這個國家。總統先生，我可以并且愿意盡我所能幫助國家走出困境。除了幫助國家以外，我別無其他用心或動機。
So I wish not to be given a title or an appointed position. I can and will do more good if I were made a Federal Agent at Large and I will help out by doing it my way through my communications with people of all ages. First and foremost, I am an entertainer, but all I need is the Federal credentials. I am on this plane with Senator George Murphy and we have been discussing the problems that our country is faced with.
因此，我不奢求獲得什么頭銜或某個特定職位。如果我能成為一名普通的聯邦探員，我可以并且愿意做得更好，我會與各個年齡層的人交流來幫助國家。首先，我是一名藝人，但我需要聯邦政府的證件。我和參議員喬治·墨菲有幸同乘一架航班，我們一直在討論國家所面臨的問題。
Sir, I am staying at the Washington Hotel, Room 505-506-507. I have two men who work with me by the name of Jerry Schilling and Sonny West. I am registered under the name of Jon Burrows.
總統先生，我住在華盛頓酒店的505-506-507房間。杰瑞·希林（Jerry Schilling）和桑尼·韋斯特（Sonny West）和我一起工作。入住酒店時，我用的是喬恩·伯羅斯的名字。
I will be here for as long as long as it takes to get the credentials of a Federal Agent. I have done an in-depth study of drug abuse and Communist brainwashing techniques and I am right in the middle of the whole thing where I can and will do the most good. I am Glad to help just so long as it is kept very private. You can have your staff or whomever call me anytime today, tonight, or tomorrow. I was nominated this coming year one of America's Ten Most Outstanding Young Men. That will be in January 18 in my home town of Memphis, Tennessee. I am sending you the short autobiography about myself so you can better understand this apporach. I would love to meet you just say Hi if you're not too busy.
我會一直呆在這里直到拿到聯邦特工的證件。我對毒品濫用和共產主義洗腦領域進行了深入的研究，我正處于這整件事的核心，所以能夠并且愿意發揮最大作用。我很樂意提供幫助，當然是在保密的前提下。你可以讓下屬或任何人在今天、今晚或明天任何時候致電給我。今年，我被提名為“美國十大杰出青年”。頒獎禮將于1月18日在我的家鄉田納西州孟菲斯舉辦。我給您寄了一本簡短自傳，方便您能更好地了解我這次貿然拜訪。如果你不忙的話，我很樂意向您當面問好。
Respectfully,
尊敬的
Elvis Presley
埃爾維斯·普雷斯利 敬上
P. S. I believe that you, Sir, were one of the Top Ten Outstanding Men of America also. I have a personal gift for you which I would like to present to you which you can accept or I will keep it for you for you can take it.
附注：我相信，總統先生，您也是美國十大杰出人物之一。我備了一份私人禮物想為您展示一下，您可以接受，或者我替您保管著，直到您可以接受為止。
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