Nicholas Murray Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler (April 2, 1862 – December 7, 1947) was an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Butler was president of Columbia University, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the late James S. Sherman's replacement as William Howard Taft’s running mate in the 1912 United States presidential election. The New York Times printed his Christmas greeting to the nation for many years during the 1920s and 1930s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Elizabeth (city in and county seat of Union County, New Jersey, United States), Died December 7, 1947 (Manhattan (borough of New York City, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 49785 | 12-in. | approximately 1920 | Save America | Nicholas Murray Butler | Speech | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butler, Nicholas Murray," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102003.
Butler, Nicholas Murray. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102003.
"Butler, Nicholas Murray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Nicholas Murray Butler
IMDb: Nicholas Murray Butler
Britannica: Nicholas Murray Butler
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032600
Wikidata: Nicholas Murray Butler - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q271517
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/17333392
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/10964 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/10964
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.