ups !! 
Of course you are right, but then again this is not Elvis.
And there was no nuclear apocalypse in 1957 either, nor was Nixon the President (yet.)
Atomic Cafe 1957 is a fictional game meant to bring fun and playability to wargaming set in an era where the paranoia about nuclear war started to become significant. The timeline allowed us to incorporate many ideas and things we remember from the period in the game.
You can paint the King of Cool any way you want. The original intent however was in an Army uniform. Fantastic job Grimm.
Have fun all and play the game.