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women, 26, 31, 32, 53–54, 69–70, 71, 86, 91, 92, 95, 211, 267, 287, 315, 389, 455; Elvis’s resemblance to, 567; and Elvis’s role reversal, 89; Elvis’s séance with, 561; and Elvis’s sexuality, 23–24; Elvis’s views about, 267–68; and Elvis’s views about Florida, 109; Elvis’s “vision” of, 428; and Elvis’s youthful jobs, 54; family background of, 2; and family finances, 11, 21–22, 26–27, 36, 40, 45; family portrait with, 256; and fans, 158, 210; fears and phobias of, 6–7, 15, 22, 136, 150; gifts for Elvis’s girlfriends from, 207; and Gleaves, 196; and Graceland, 1, 218, 221, 222–23, 245, 250–51; grave of, 14, 279, 324, 337, 400, 449; health of, 136–37, 216, 257; Hearn’s gifts for, 204; influence on Elvis of, 121; and Jessie Garon’s death, 12–13, 16, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 53–54, 251; and July 4th celebration, 158; and Lauderdale Court home, 46; “lethal enmeshment” of Elvis and, 22; Liberace as favorite of, 145; Lisa Marie’s resemblance to, 448; longings for Elvis by, 223; Los Angeles trip of, 217; and marriage for Elvis, 137; marriage of, 8, 9, 40–41; Memphis employment of, 45, 50–51; Memphis move of, 43, 44, 45; Minnie Mae lives with, 39; miscarriages of, 15; as “my best gal,” 1; and Parker, 124, 125, 136, 150; Perkins in Elvis series as, 333; personality and character of, 1, 4–5, 6, 47, 86, 137; Priscilla as reminder of, 303; and Priscilla-Elvis relationship, 300, 375, 443–44; relationships with opposite sex of, 5–6; and religion, 5, 7, 8, 16, 17, 31, 60; and reversal of mother-son roles, 23; and Rowlands, 160–62, 171; and Russwood concert, 160; secret language of Elvis and, 24–25, 68; and snowball episode, 267; Snow’s views about, 250; and Tupelo tornado, 15–16; and Vernon, 1, 8, 15, 19, 21, 22, 27, 43, 69, 187, 250; Wheeler’s visit with, 201; and women’s reactions to Elvis’s performances, 89

Presley, Jessie Garon (twin brother): and Bova-Elvis relationship, 482, 519; death of, 12–13; Ellington as substitute for, 344; Elvis’s memories of, 22, 25, 28, 58, 119, 150, 432; and Elvis’s relationship with women, 389, 455, 519; Fabares as stand-in for, 402; Gladys’s daily prayer to, 28; and Gladys-Elvis relationship, 16, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 53–54, 251; grave of, 13–14; and impact of Gladys’s death on Elvis, 268; and Pennington-Elvis relationship, 544; and Priscilla-Elvis relationship, 303; Rowland’s resemblance to, 161; and Thompson-Elvis relationship, 539; and Wardlaw-Elvis relationship, 53–54; women as substitutes for, 385

Presley, Jessie McClowell “J.D.” (grandfather), 9–10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 31, 35, 37–39, 223, 292

Presley, Lisa Marie: appearance of, 448; birth of, 441, 447–49, 469; and Bova-Elvis conversations, 515; Brownlee’s meeting

with, 570; and Elvis as a parent, 576–77; Elvis’s concerns about, 599; and Elvis’s death, 602, 603; and Elvis’s drug use, 535; Elvis’s gifts for, 530; and Elvis’s health problems, 583–84, 590, 593; at Elvis’s performances, 585; at Elvis’s recording sessions, 536, 561; Elvis’s relationship with, 512, 530, 575; and Elvis’s unpredictable behavior, 576; and Geller’s (Judy) visit to Graceland, 554; Graceland visits of, 530, 596–97, 598; in Hawaii, 475; and Henning-Elvis conversations, 454; in Las Vegas, 555; and Leigh-Elvis relationship, 497; naming of, 441; and Pennington-Elvis relationship, 544–45; playmates of, 512, 577; and Presley homes in Los Angeles, 488; and Priscilla-Elvis divorce, 523; and Priscilla-Elvis relationship, 444, 455, 512; and Priscilla’s affairs/flirting, 512; Smith’s (Reeca) resemblance to, 560

Presley, Minnie Mae Hood (grandmother): children of, 10; and Delta at Graceland, 432; divorce of J.D. and, 37–38; and Elvis’s death, 602; and Elvis’s health problems, 567; and Elvis in the army, 256, 257, 269, 274, 285–86; and Elvis’s spending, 574; and family finances, 11; and Gladys’s death and funeral, 260, 262; at Graceland, 223; and Hearn-Elvis relationship, 134; and Jessie Garon’s death, 12; and July 4th celebration, 159; and Lisa Marie’s birth, 447, 448; lives with Vernon’s family, 39, 54, 70; marriage of, 10; and Memphis move, 44; and Priscilla-Elvis relationship, 300, 301; and