Alexander Butterfield, former top Nixon White House aide whose testimony transformed Watergate investigation, dies
- Posted on March 10, 2026
- By CNN
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Alexander Butterfield, former top Nixon White House aide whose testimony transformed Watergate investigation, dies
Alexander Butterfield, a former top aide to President Richard Nixon whose disclosure of a secret taping system in the White House dramatically shaped the Watergate scandal, ultimately leading to Nixon’s resignation, has died. He was 99.
