WHO WAS DEEP THROAT?

Bob Woodward of The Washington Post knew a source at the FBI who fed him regular information. When the Watergate scandal broke, the source was in a perfect position to observe the presidency and resulting investigation. His source was Mark Felt, an associate director at the FBI. Woodward referred to him as ‘My Friend’ but the Post’s editor, Howard Simons, renamed him ‘Deep Throat’ – a reference to a pornographic film of the time – to protect his identity. The pseudonym fired the public imagination: Woodward would move a flowerpot on the balcony of his apartment when he desired a meeting; Felt would respond by leaving a time written on the journalist’s daily newspaper. The pair would meet in an underground garage in Virginia. The source fed information about the…

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