In 1968, when Stanley Booth sought out the King, Elvis was a husband and father, his pelvis calmer, and sideburns shorter—but he found absolutely no change of heart
This article originally appeared in the February 1968 issue of US Esquire. Written by Stanley Booth, author of arguably theever written about the Rolling Stones, this profile of Elvis appeared months before his famous “comeback” TV special. It contains outdated and potentially offensive descriptions of race, sex, and class.
Travis pitches his head back and laughs, displaying a strong white set of uppers. Parked in the drive is a shiny red Ford Ranchero with his name, T.J. Smith, on one door under the ranch’s Circle G brand, actually a flying Circle G. I ask what the G stands for. Next Travis tells how Priscilla, the new wife, likes Elvis to take her for rides in one of his souped-up go-karts around the driveway at Graceland, tantalizing the squealing girls outside the fence.
Sometime ago, before I saw for myself what Elvis is like, I asked a mutual acquaintance about him. “He’s all right,” I was told. “Pretty interesting guy to talk to.”My friend sat and thought, pulling the hair on his chin. Finally he said, “Well, once he told me, ‘Like your beard. How long’d it take you to grow it?’ I said it took about three months, and he said, ‘I’d like to grow me one sometime, but I don’t think I could get away with it. Y’know?’ And he sort of winked.
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