Alexander Butterfield recalled his time working with President Nixon and described his daily duties in the White House. He was responsible for providing President Nixon with briefing papers, taking care of his personal correspondence, maintaining historical records, and operating the White House taping system. In July 1973 Mr. Butterfield testified before a Senate committee investigating the Watergate scandal and revealed the secret White House taping system.
This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on June 12, 2008, in La Jolla, California, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.