to whom he was married to for 64 years were guests in the white house family quarters. he was only in his second year iboffice when he announced on july 5, 1974 as a member of the house judiciary committee he was joining six other republicans voting to impeach richard nixon. he said president nixon's conduct in office, quote, is our shame. he meant republicans' shame and that republicans had a special duty to condemn the republican president's conduct. the legendary washington columnist said that was, quote, the single most fiery and liberating sentence spoken in the judiciary committee. it wasn't easy for congressman butler to vote against the president. he began with his gratitude to president nixon. >> i work with him in every national campaign in which he has taken part. and indeed there are those who