Over the past 43 years the story of opening Graceland as a tourist attraction always includes one major component: Priscilla Presley came up with the idea in late 1981 to open Graceland to the public. Priscilla has been given credit for this idea and has accepted the praise and gratitude. Never has there been an […]
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“Elvis Decoded – A Fan’s Guide to Deciphering the Myths and Misinformation” is the foundation for my work on elvisdecoded.com. The book can be purchased here.

[Q2] Billy Smith: ~1:45pm
8/16/77: Billy Smith says he was alerted to Elvis’s emergency situation by a phone call from Patsy Gambill at “a quarter to two” (~1:45pm), which is approximately one hour before we’ve been told (as part of the official story) that the ambulance departed Graceland with Elvis en route to Baptist. An alert at ~1:45pm would […]
