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Elvis got that haircut at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. There\’s a nifty tourist shrine to the whole event at the Fort Chaffee Barbershop Museum. But that\’s not the point, really. The important thing is that, in a fit of tween desperation, Linda, Sherry, and Mickie felt impelled to write the only man who could stop this G.I. haircut madness: The President.
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I don\’t know whether the best part of this is imagining the three of those girls working this out at some slumber party, or whether the best part is that through a series of offhand decisions, their letter became a U.S. National Archives document. In perpetuity, no less.
No Telling 
Gee I hope they pulled through in the end.
I think it stated quite clearly in the letter what would happen if they gave Elvis a haircut. Another three innocent lives on Eisenhower's conscience, I think.
That letter is a gem! Well worth preserving in perpetuity.
In a perfect world, all three of these darlings lived to marry sideburned young men who looked a little like The King.
Sounds like a trio of young folks who had their priorities well in hand! That handwriting is a treat, too. Reminds me of my sainted Grandmother's.
P-R-E-S-L-E-Y…4ever. I can almost hear the squeals.