Overview

• At a 92Y talk in New York on Sept. 24, Presley discussed her new memoir, Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis, and shared fresh reflections on her family.
• In the book, she writes that by 2005 Lisa Marie was "broke" and sold about 85% of her inheritance, relinquishing control of Elvis’ business legacy.
• Presley says the decision left her "gutted," "devastated" and "heartbroken," while noting Lisa Marie kept the Graceland house, grounds and personal effects.
• She also recalled Lisa Marie’s pride in the Presley name as a child and a letter that revealed how deeply she missed her father.
• Presley writes about expanding access at Graceland through an annex and an exhibit of Elvis’ personal items that she curated with Lisa Marie.