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    • Apr 14, 1970
    President Richard Nixon is California Angels owner Gene Autry's guest for the team's home opener, a 3-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Anaheim Stadium
    Apr 17, 1970
    Johnny Cash plays the White House with June Carter and The Statler Brothers. Cash declines president Richard Nixon's request to do Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" and Guy Drake's "Welfare Cadilac," but does perform "Folsom Prison Blues," "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" and "What Is Truth"
    Jul 17, 1970
    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap perform at the White House when president Richard Nixon hosts Prince Charles. The band includes bass player Kerry Chater, who will write the country hits "I.O.U.," "You Look So Good In Love" and "I Know A Heartache When I See One"
    Dec 19, 1970
    President Richard Nixon commends MGM head Mike Curb for dropping more than 15 acts from the label roster under the premise that they advocated drug use. The artists, in fact, were selling poorly
    Dec 21, 1970
    Elvis Presley receives a narcotics agent badge from Richard Nixon while giving the president a World War II Colt .45 during a meeting in the Oval Office
    Feb 2, 1971
    Tommy Cash is Richard Nixon's guest at the annual president's prayer breakfast
    Feb 2, 1971
    Connie Smith sings "How Great Thou Art" as president Richard Nixon hosts the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton. Also attending are Bill Anderson, Jan Howard, Warner Mack, Ralph Emery, Johnny Wright and Kitty Wells
    Mar 10, 1971
    Tommy Cash and Liz Anderson perform for president Richard Nixon during a National Prayer Day Breakfast at the White House in Washington, D.C.
    May 7, 1971
    Former Arkansas farm boy Glen Campbell performs for president Richard Nixon in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., during a Salute to Agriculture
    Oct 30, 1971
    Loretta Lynn performs for 15,000 people at a political rally in Somerset, Kentucky, for governor Louie Nunn and president Richard Nixon
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