Elvis Does Vegas

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When people think about Elvis Presley's Las Vegas years, they generally think about Elvis' decline - bloated Elvis, drugged up Elvis, and the much ridiculed gaudy white jumpsuited Elvis. But when Elvis started his first of many residencies at the International Hotel on July 31, 1969, he was at his best, and Elvis was the talk of the town. Pete and Richard Zoglin, author of the new book, Elvis in Vegas: How The King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show, discuss how Elvis was triumphant before he deteriorated into the caricature that we see today in countless Elvis impersonators. They also get into the fascinating history of entertainment in Las Vegas - there's nothing like a good Rat Pack story...