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Events on Monday 21 December 1970 2
1970Elvis Presley meets Richard NixonElvis visits the White House and asks President Nixon for a federal narcotics badge. The photo of the meeting becomes one of the most requested in the National Archives.
1970F-14 Tomcat first flightGrumman, Calverton, New YorkGrumman's variable-sweep fleet defence fighter flies for the first time. The prototype is lost in a crash nine days later, though both crew eject.