Admiration Won: The Life + the Mythology of Major Archibald Butt

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Today I post an episode long in the making. This is an examination of the complex and rich life of Major Archibald Butt, highly mythologized Titanic First Class victim who served as military aide to TWO U.S. Presidents and wooed all of Washington, D.C., it seems, with charm and grace. He was in Europe in 1912 with his close friend Frank Millet, renowned artist, who many believe may have actually been his romantic partner. I talk about this head-on and examine the ways the Titanic community has written this "debate." Should it even be a debate? I am saddened by the mere thought of someone not being able to live their true identity, and I take at look at the oft-ignored more tragic parts of Archie's story. I also look head-on at issues of race and his identity as a southerner. This is a deep one, this is a good one.

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