Alexander Butterfield Biography and Timeline

Birth of Alexander Butterfield

Birth of Alexander Butterfield

White House Tape 601-033

Alexander Butterfield appears with Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman in the 26-minute White House recording numbered 601-033; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

Federal Aviation Administration

Appointed Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

Role range: 1968-1974

Watergate

Alexander Butterfield, former presidential appointments secretary, reveals in congressional testimony that since 1971 Nixon had recorded all conversations and telephone calls in his offices

Role range: 1968-1974

Watergate

Discloses to the Special Senate Committee the existence of the White House tapes

Role range: 1968-1974

Watergate

Discloses to the Special Senate Committee the existence of the White House tapes.

Role range: 1968-1974

Special Senate Committee

Alexander Butterfield, former presidential appointments secretary, reveals in congressional testimony that since 1971 Nixon had recorded all conversations and telephone calls in his offices

Watergate

Discloses to the Special Senate Committee the existence of the White House tapes.

Role range: 1968-1974

Secret Taping System Disclosure

Privately confirms to Senate Watergate investigators that Nixon's White House used an automatic recording system, creating a new source of potential evidence.

Role range: 1972-1974

Secret Taping System Disclosure

Privately tells Senate committee investigators that Nixon's White House used an automatic recording system, creating a new source of potential evidence.

Role range: 1972-1974

Special Senate Committee

Butterfield is put before the full Special Senate Committee to put the taping system on the record

Role range: 1968-1974

Special Senate Committee

Butterfield is put before the full Special Senate Committee to put the taping system on the record.

Role range: 1968-1974

Watergate

Alexander Butterfield, former presidential appointments secretary, reveals in congressional testimony that since 1971 Nixon had recorded all conversations and telephone calls in his offices.

Role range: 1968-1974

Special Senate Committee

Butterfield is put before the full Special Senate Committee to put the taping system on the record.

Role range: 1968-1974

Special Senate Committee

Alexander Butterfield, former presidential appointments secretary, reveals in congressional testimony that since 1971 Nixon had recorded all conversations and telephone calls in his offices.

Taping System Testimony

Publicly confirms before the Senate Watergate Committee that presidential conversations were automatically recorded in several White House locations.

Role range: 1972-1974

Deep Throat

Butterfield coorectly identifies "Deep Throsat" to the Hartford Courant, "I think it was a guy named Mark Felt"

Deep Throat

Butterfield correctly identifies "Deep Throat" to the Hartford Courant, "I think it was a guy named Mark Felt".

Deep Throat

Butterfield correctly identifies "Deep Throat" to the Hartford Courant, "I think it was a guy named Mark Felt".