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National Archives Identifier: 299788
Full Citation: Letter from Lt Colonel Verne L. Bowers to the Honorable Frank Kowalski, Member of Congress, explaining that Elvis Presley will not be given an early release for ‘good behavior’; 09/08/1959; Records of the Army Staff, Record Group 319. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-lt-colonel-verne-l-bowers-to-the-honorable-frank-kowalski-member-of-congress-explaining-that-elvis-presley-will-not-be-given-an-early-release-for-good-behavior/, June 8, 2026]
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