You can read the USA Today story about the recipients and see vintage photos of Elvis here. “Tupelo’s soul is Elvis.” In a Mississippi Today article, actress Allyson Adams, the daughter of late Academy Award-nominated actor Nick Adams is quoted as saying that “it really is.” Elvis may have left Tupelo but his soul is still there. Fletcher McClellan, a political scientist, said to NPR that “This is an interesting way to discover what is important for a president.”
