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June 01, 2005
Deep Throat surfaces at last
It wasn't Fred Fielding, Pat Buchanan, or any of the many people who have, with varying degrees of certainty, been identified over the years since the Watergate scandal as Deep Throat.
It turns out that the mysterious source who provided the tip-offs that allowed Bob Woodward (with Carl Bernstein) to break so many stories that led to the impeachment trial and eventual resignation of Richard Nixon was the former FBI No. 2, a man called W. Mark Felt.
The Watergate sleuth and former Nixon aide, John Dean, was way off the mark. In his book, he claimed it couldn't have been anyone from the FBI. No wonder Nixon couldn't track him down.
The New York Times offers some interesting sidelights on the revelation, including the fact that there's been something of a tussle over the intellectual property of Deep Throat. And Mr Felt's grandchildren might get to have a good education.
Posted by cw at June 1, 2005 11:56 AM
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Been waiting for this for years. I wonder if he has enough years left to write a tell all book. Either way, Woodward can now release that book he's had sitting in a bank safety deposit box all these years.
Posted by: Blackwatch at June 1, 2005 06:37 PM
I had a couple of bucks on that vindictive bastard G. Bush 1 who was a bit pissed with RMN however George had a long term plan which probably goes back through the generations to old Prescot and his dad and wasn't distracted that easily
ps big pond is rather slow isn't it but being a customer in the western suburbs of Melbourne i'm used to the glacial speed.
Posted by: TO'D at June 3, 2005 04:50 PM