Shortly after his meeting with President Nixon in December 1970, Elvis Presley gave what the papers would famously call his "Christmas in Dixie" speech. That, combined with his acceptance of the TOYA award just a few weeks later propelled him from show business into the political sphere.
So what if Elvis never gives his speech? Up until that point he'd been a fairly apolitical figure and preferred to keep his non-showbiz public engagement out of the limelight.