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  Alexander Butterfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Porter Butterfield (born April 6, 1926) was the deputy assistant to Richard Nixon from 1969 until 1973.
Butterfield was born in Pensacola, Florida where his father, Horace B. Butterfield, was a pilot for the United States Navy.
Butterfield was not involved in the Watergate cover-up and was therefore not prosecuted.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Butterfield   (519 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Alexander Butterfield
Butterfield, Alexander, born in 1926, White House official under President Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) and key figure in the revelation of information during the Watergate scandal.
Butterfield served in the U.S. Air Force from 1949 until 1969, when he retired as a decorated officer to become the top aide to H.
Butterfield's testimony meant that the United States Senate and the nation could determine who was being truthful about what the president knew and when he knew it by simply listening to key tapes.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761581480/Butterfield_Alexander.html   (373 words)

  
 Alexander Butterfield -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Alexander Porter Butterfield (born April 6, 1926) was the deputy assistant to (Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)) Richard Nixon from 1969 until 1973.
Butterfield was born at (additional info and facts about Pensacola, Florida) Pensacola, Florida where his father, Horace B. Butterfield, was a pilot for the (The navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces) United States Navy.
As it happened, Butterfield was asked the direct question by the minority ((A tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas) Republican) counsel.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Alexander_Butterfield.htm   (544 words)

  
 WashingtonPost.com: President Taped Talks, Phone Calls; Lawyer Ties Ehrlichman to Payments
Butterfield said that meetings attended by the President in the cabinet room in the west wing of the White House also were taped by a manually operated recorder.
Butterfield testified initially that the system had been installed in the spring or summer of 1970 but corrected his testimony to say it was the spring of 1971 after Ervin read a letter from special counsel to the President J. Fred Buzhardt dating the system's first use by the President to 1971.
Butterfield said he was describing the system in order to be truthful in his testimony but that he was reluctant to discuss the matter.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/071773-1.htm   (2049 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Alexander Butterfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alexander-Butterfield   (1283 words)

  
 Alexander Butterfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He flew the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the Pacific Theater.
Among his responsibilities was the United States Secret Service, which included the operations of the secret taping system which Nixon had installed in the White House.
As it happened, Butterfield was asked the direct question by the minority (Republican) counsel, Donald G. Sanders.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_P._Butterfield   (519 words)

  
 Alexander P. Butterfield: Watergate
Alexander Porter Butterfield, the son of a United States Navy pilot, was born at Pensacola, Florida, on 6th April, 1926.
Butterfield remained in the USAF and took part in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, where he won the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Butterfield Butterfield remained as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under Gerald Ford.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /JFKbutterfield.htm   (2267 words)

  
 The Butterfields   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
John Butterfield was born in Berne, New York in 1801 and grew up on a farm amidst the technological revolution of the first steamboat, the Erie Canal, the steam locomotive and the electric telegraph.
Although stern in appearance Butterfield was regarded by both partners and employees as a just and fair man. He was known as a natural leader, with an indelible memory and a generous spirit.
Daniel Adams Butterfield was born on October 31, 1831, in Utica, New York, the son of John Butterfield and Malinda Harriet Baker.
www.ebusiness.marist.edu /foy/esopus/essays/butterfields.htm   (1749 words)

  
 PhilSci Archive - Subject: Classical Physics
Butterfield, Jeremy (2004) On the Persistence of Homogeneous Matter.
Butterfield, Jeremy (2004) On the Persistence of Particles.
Butterfield, Jeremy (2003) On Hamilton-Jacobi Theory as a Classical Root of Quantum Theory.
philsci-archive.pitt.edu /view/subjects/classical-physics.html   (629 words)

  
 The Great Cover-Up: Extract 5
Butterfield's recollection of this meeting was similar to that described by Jeb Magruder, who said that in his own "great- to-have-you-aboard chat" with Nixon, he had been "struck by how ill at ease the President seemed."
Butterfield said the President stood up, shuffled his feet and dug them into the carpet, had his chin into his chest, looked down at the floor, and didn't seem to know what to do with his hands---making Butterfield so uncomfortable that he didn't know what to do with his hands.
Butterfield monitored the tapes several times to ascertain that the system was adequate, and in his own judgment, the sound was clear.
www.watergate.info /sussman/extract5.shtml   (1377 words)

  
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The Alexander Butterfield Papers exclusively concern Butterfield's July l3, 1973 interview with staff of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Ervin Committee), which was investigating the Watergate burglary and related illegal activities.
During the interview Butterfield made his historic disclosure that presidential conversations in the Oval Office and elsewhere had been secretly taped recorded at the direction of President Nixon.
Butterfield remained as head of the FAA until President Ford requested his resignation in March 1975.
www.ibiblio.org /lia/president/FordLibrary/presnet/butterfield_a_c187   (452 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
In this suit for civil damages petitioners Bryce Harlow and Alexander Butterfield are alleged to have participated in a conspiracy to violate the constitutional and statutory rights of the respondent A. Ernest Fitzgerald.
As evidence that Butterfield participated in the conspiracy to conceal his unlawful discharge and prevent his reemployment, Fitzgerald cites communications between Butterfield and Haldeman in December 1969 and January 1970.
Butterfield was named as a defendant in the initial civil action filed by Fitzgerald in 1974.
caselaw.findlaw.com /cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=457&invol=800   (9135 words)

  
 Greg Barns argues Mark Felt's role in the Watergate scandal was secondary to that of Nixon aide, Alexander Butterfield. ...
That was left to a junior Nixon aide, Alexander Butterfield, who was responsible for the President’s diary and the management of paper-flow in the Oval Office.
Butterfield was asked by the Senate investigators preparing his testimony for the Senate Committee this innocuous question - did the White House have a taping system.
The impact of Butterfield’s answer was that the Watergate investigation got a whole new lease of life.
www.onlineopinion.com.au /view.asp?article=3534   (932 words)

  
 The Hidden History of the Nixon Take Down by Gary North
Butterfield left the White House for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in late December, 1972.
The shorter the time period between Butterfield’s testimony and Sirica’s first request, the larger the team had to be, or else the more sophisticated the tape-reviewing technology had to be.
When it was disclosed by Alexander Butterfield that the White House was bugged, Al Wong appeared to be holding the tapes.
www.lewrockwell.com /north/north384.html   (4723 words)

  
 Ancestors of Alexander Walker
Alexander Walker was born 24 March 1791 in Dana, Hampshire, Mass.
Alexander and Lois were the parents of eight children: James H., born 17 October
Alexander married Lois Knapp, daughter of Nathaniel Knapp and Mary Ball, on 30 Sep 1808 in Brandon, Rthldg, VT. (Lois Knapp was born on 25 Jan 1790 in, Brstl, MA and died about 11 Aug 1845 in Nauvoo, Hncck, IL.)
www.shaweb.net /GenWeb/WebHist/Pedigree/324.htm   (726 words)

  
 WhiteHouseTapes.org: About the Nixon Tapes
So, we had a Haldeman and Butterfield button over here, I forget which was on and which was off, not that it matters—although historians care about that sort of thing—and I was the cabinet secretary as the additional duty, so I’m standing right behind the president.
Butterfield one more question in terms of—you’ve shared with us today about the early note taking and then the switch to the taping.
Butterfield: the 18-minute gap, um—there’s been some speculation recently that there is technology out there that we may, at some point, be able to find out what actually is on that accidentally erased period of time on the tape.
www.whitehousetapes.org /pages/tapes_rmn.htm   (7394 words)

  
 Nixon Presidential Materials - Alexander P. Butterfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Presidential historical materials of Alexander P. Butterfield, Deputy Assistant to the President, are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration under the provision of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-526, 88 Stat.
Butterfield served as a chief administrative officer, having responsibility for final review of all memoranda, briefing papers and correspondence going to the President as well as the conduct of the President's daily non-public activities.
Although Butterfield had oversight responsibility of the installation and operation of the White House taping system, the files do not include information pertaining to it.
nixon.archives.gov /find/textual/presidential/special/staff/butterfield.html   (547 words)

  
 Alexander Butterfield - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Alexander Butterfield - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 05:05, 21 Jun 2005.
Alexander Butterfield, Flying career, White House assistant, Taping system and Post-Watergate.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Alexander_Butterfield   (549 words)

  
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 Seedstock bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Alexander Kluge (born February 14 1932 in Halberstadt) is a German film director and author.
Alexander Butterfield was a White House official under Richard Nixon, who was involved in revealing information in the Watergate scandal.
Allan "Al" MacInnis (born July 11, 1963 in Inverness, Nova Scotia) is currently a member of the St. Louis Blues NHL ice hockey team.
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 The tapes that ensnared -- and felled -- a president
WASHINGTON -- It was a Friday afternoon in July, and the witness was just a small fry: Alexander Butterfield, who kept President Nixon's schedule and handled his paper flow.
What Butterfield revealed that afternoon in 1973 -- and on television to the senators and the world three days later -- was electrifying news: For 2 ½ years, Nixon had been secretly taping his conversations.
When the Supreme Court, a year after Butterfield spilled the beans, ordered Nixon to surrender the tapes to Cox's successor, Nixon had reached the end of his rope.
www.chron.com /content/interactive/special/watergate/tapes.html   (810 words)

  
 Poynter Online - Mainline those Quotes: A Story Form that Works
I hadn't realized how truly significant Alexander Butterfield's role was in Nixon's downfall, though it was a role he told me he hates.
Butterfield and Haldemann and Nixon were the only people in the country, according to Butterfield, who knew about the voice-activated taping system.
Butterfield recollects clearly, he says, that it was Don Sanders.
www.poynter.org /content/content_view.asp?id=49409   (3330 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Samuel Dash
Dash was examining a White House aide, Colonel Alexander Butterfield, about the tape-recording system installed in Nixon's oval office.
Butterfield's revelation that Nixon himself knew his office was bugged led directly to the supreme court decision, in United States v Nixon, that the president must hand over the tapes - and, that decision led, in August 1974, to Nixon's forced resignation.
If his confrontation with Butterfield was the high point of Dash's career in public life, it was far from the only one.
www.guardian.co.uk /usa/story/0,12271,1236194,00.html   (1066 words)

  
 Watergate
But all hell broke loose on July 13, when insignificant presidential minion Alexander Butterfield let slip the secret of the century: President Nixon had a secret taping system installed in the White House, which recorded every conversation held in the Oval Office.
Alexander Haig suggested some "sinister force" was behind the erasure.
The identity of "Deep Throat," the top-secret anonymous source who steered the reporters toward many of their scoops, remains unknown to this day, but the smart money is on Alexander Haig, who went on to stage an attempted coup as Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan.
www.rotten.com /library/history/political-scandal/watergate   (3580 words)

  
 Dr. Laniac's Articles
Then, during Alexander Butterfield's testimony, a White House aide responsible for scheduling and record-keeping, a question was asked that Butterfield felt he could not evade answering.
Butterfield had been willing to evade and dance around the questions, but he had promised himself that he would not lie.
This was the break that led to the downfall of President Nixon.
www.drlaniac.com /articles/view.asp?file=Butterfield.htm   (556 words)

  
 citizen perot
The reason for Butterfield's concern was that in Vientiane, Perot spontaneously told the press he intended to turn the cargo over to North Vietnamese orphans if he could not deliver it to the POWs.
Butterfield sent another confidential memo to Nixon, saying that "Ross is [now] seriously considering releasing the goods to the Soviets--something which we have asked him not to do.
Butterfield was concerned by "Ross's statements to me to the effect that he has been deluged with queries by the press as to his precise connection with the White House--and more importantly, the White House's influence on his 'POW relief activities'..."70
www.businessweek.com /chapter/posner05.htm   (5779 words)

  
 ALEXANDER BUTTERFIELD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/25/1977
ALEXANDER P. He does not want to write about Nixon and Watergate.
He was the Chief Administrative Officer in the White House and in this capacity he coordinated or supervised numerous White House operations.
On July 16, 1973, Butterfield revealed the existence of recordings of White House conversations, later to be called the Watergate tapes.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2002/law/ALEXANDER_BUTTERFIELD.htm   (270 words)

  
 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 10/14/1859 CO-SIGNED BY:WILLIAM GEORGE FARGO , ALEXANDER ...
In 1857, John Butterfield's Overland Stage Company, a Wells Fargo competitor, was awarded a government contract to deliver St. Louis mail to San Francisco.
Butterfield was forced out and the Butterfield Overland Stage Company was taken over by Wells Fargo due to large debts that Butterfield owed to Henry Wells and William G. Fargo.
Butterfield later served as Mayor of Utica, New York; Fargo became Mayor of Buffalo.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/6_2002/texana/THE_AMERICAN_EXPRESS_COMPANY.htm   (538 words)

  
 BBC - Crime Case Closed - Watergate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This breadcrumb trail led to the indictment and ultimate resignation of John Ehlrichman and H R Haledeman for their part in the cover-up, both were assistants close to the President.
As a minor player in the whole affair, the deputy assistant to the President and an aide to Haldeman, he was forced under oath to admit that for two and a half years, President Nixon had actually been bugging himself.
Butterfield's testimony revealed that the President's office had been rigged with recording equipment that not only taped all phone calls, but also contained voice-activated recording equipment that could secretly record any face-to-face private meetings.
www.bbc.co.uk /crime/caseclosed/watergate.shtml   (2341 words)

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