August 14th, 1965, 11:47 p.m. The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas. The private poker room on the 32nd floor smelled like Cuban cigars and broken promises. Dean Martin sat at the center table with a glass of bourbon that hadn’t been touched in 20 minutes. He was watching the door. Everyone in that room was watching Dean.
Introduction LAS VEGAS, 1965: THE NIGHT ELVIS PRESLEY WALKED INTO THE RAT PACK’S ROOM —...