Elvis Jaycee Award - Ten Outstanding Young Men of America
Throughout his his lifetime Elvis always consider the Jaycee Awards as his most valued achievement. The honour so important to Elvis, he was there to receive it in person labored weeks over his now famous speech

At the luncheon Elvis accepted the honor, at a banquet held at the Memphis Municipal Auditorium, he was reflective, misty-eyed and clearly humbled to be in the company of the nine others, who included Thomas Atkins (Boston's first black councilman) bio physicist, Dr. Mario Capecchi and cancer researcher Dr. George Todaro. Elvis had once again invited the Memphis Mafia gang and his young wife of only 2 years to join in the celebrations.

After the celebration, a young Texan congressman George W Bush (pictured above) 
made a special trip to Memphis  to congratulate Elvis Presley who he admired as a singer and Southerner.

"When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen," said Elvis at the podium, to a crowd of two thousand.
 "I was a dreamer... I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. 
I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. 
So every dream that I've dreamed has come true a hundred times... 
I'd like to say that I learned very early in life that without a song the day would never end. 
Without a song a man ain't got a friend. 
Without a song the road would never bend. Without a song, so I keep singing a song..."

 The Jaycee Award was one of the few trophies that Elvis received during his lifetime that held a special place. It represented Elvis initiation into the mainstream, acceptance by his peers for his contributions as a humanitarian and entertainer. Elvis Grammy Awards

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