(PATRON ONLY) Butt & Millet

Our November patron episode takes us to the intersection of presidential aides, the Titanic and the age old question of relationships in history. Archibald Butt and Frances Millet were advisors to Taft and drowned on the Titanic after vacationing together in Europe. Which begs the questions, were they more than good friends. Come with us on a bit of historical mystery!

 

The article that started this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/08/07/francis-millet-archibald-butt-titanic/

 

Their Memorial Fountain: https://www.nps.gov/places/000/butt-millet-memorial-fountain.htm

 

A DC local history blog about them: https://boundarystones.weta.org/2018/02/14/sympathy-mind-which-most-unusual-two-men-titanic