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Butler Calls A Reporter
- Smedley Butler phoned journalist Paul Comley French to blow the whistle on a plotted coup against FDR.
- He practiced by ordering a Pizza Hut personal pan with "ham on half" before making the call.
Undercover Meeting With McGuire
- Paul Comley French met Jerry McGuire (Grayson Murphy's agent) undercover using a fake name to vet Butler's claims.
- The meeting happened at Grayson M.P. Murphy's lower Manhattan offices and French later rushed to write it up.
Turning A Wild Claim Into Official Testimony
- Butler took his allegations to the Secret Service and to a House committee to avoid sounding delusional alone.
- That strategy ensured official attention and a corroborating witness for Congress.