Memphis, Tennessee
The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Memphis on Monday to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School. What would Elvis most like from the President right now? “We would love the President to visit the White House of Rock and Roll,” says Kevin Kerns, a spokesman for Graceland, “and show the world that we’re on dry land.” The latest: How the dramatic images of the Mississippi floods on television are wreaking havoc on Memphis’s tourist season.