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Elvis Headlines Next Newseum Exhibit

March 11, 2010 4:23 pm ET by Joe Strupp

The Newseum will examine the relationship of Elvis Presley and the press in its next major exhibit set to open March 19.

"The exhibit opens ... in what would have been Presley's 75th birthday year. It tells the story of Presley as he was portrayed in the news media and how his music and physicality pushed the boundaries of mainstream taste and free expression," an announcement states. "Produced in collaboration with Elvis Presley Enterprises, the exhibit includes a number of rare objects from the vaults of Graceland that have never been publicly displayed, including private telegrams, letters and scrapbooks that chronicle Presley's rise as a music and media sensation."

In honor of the King's addition to the news museum, an Elvis favorite below:

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