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Remembering Alexander Butterfield, the man who exposed the Watergate cover-up

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 10, 2026 at 11:49 AM EDT

Click here for our 2024 interview with Alexander Butterfield.

The man who confirmed the existence of a secret recording system inside the White House, which led to the resignation of former President Richard Nixon, has died at the age of 99.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young looks back at her 2024 conversation with Alexander Butterfield.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.