Talk about an odd couple. Davis Jr. was in attendance back in 1963 for the March on Washington (we posted a photo earlier). Here, Nixon is granting Sammy Davis, Jr. membership to the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity in 1975. Pres. Nixon w/ Sammy Davis, Jr., new member of Nat’l. Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity Source: Library of Congress

Take a look at the interesting trio of celebrities in attendance at the '63 March on Washington: Sammy Davis Jr., Charlton Heston, and Harry Belafonte. Source: Library of Congress.