United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.036371909After beginning a career in journalism, Augusta native Archibald Butt found success in the army, eventually attaining the rank of major. He is perhaps best known for his role as military aide to U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.Image of a portrait of Major Archibald Butt wearing his United States Army uniform. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Butt was a journalist, U.S. Army officer, and military aide to U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. During his tenure of service to President Taft, Butt perished in the sinking of the Titanic.image/jpegLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-127689http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/archibald-butt-1865-1912Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/archibald-butt-1865-1912Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaUnited States. Army--OfficersJournalists--Washington (D.C.)Political consultants--Washington (D.C.)Military uniformsUnited States. Army--UniformsButt, Archibald Willingham, 1866-1912Archibald ButtStillImage