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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. He was 99.
His death was confirmed to The Associated Press by his wife, Kim, and John Dean, who served as White House counsel to Nixon during the Watergate scandal and went on to, along with Butterfield, help expose the wrongdoing.

On March 7, 2026, newly released U.S. Navy imagery captured an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter conducting flight operations from the deck of the Arleigh Burke–class guided‑missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG‑119) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, as part of Operation Epic Fury. The deployment of the armed MH-60R aboard Delbert D. Black underscores the Navy’s commitment to enhancing maritime security and operational flexibility in a complex threat environment. Configured for surface strike missions, the Seahawk extends the destroyer’s ability to detect, engage, and neutralize small surface targets and asymmetric threats within close proximity to major warships. The aircraft, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, was photographed during flight‑deck operations supporting the ongoing regional campaign.
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