The story of watergates deep throat, bob woodward lays down the watergate history and then spends the rest of the book detailing his. Sep 27, 2018 according to their books, all the presidents men and the secret man. From watergate to wikileaks a new book demolishes the myth of deep throat and the romance of heroic journalism. Woodward and bernstein, however, defended felts claims and detailed their relationship with him in woodwards book the secret man. The background to how he met felt is described in detail as are the machinations around the information that was provided. Throughout the 1972 campaign season, woodward and bernstein were fed leaks by an anonymous source they referred to as deep throat, who, only some 30 years later, was revealed to be fbi deputy director w. Woodward and bernstein were reporters for the washington post, and deep throat provided key details about the involvement of u. With dustin hoffman, robert redford, jack warden, martin balsam. The story of watergates deep throat, woodward spoke with felt 17. A year in the crosshairs of watergate, which disputes the claim that felt was deep throat, citing woodwards own notes and other evidence as proof that deep throat was a fictional composite made up of several woodward sources, only one of whom was felt. Deep throat could not be the single individual woodward always claimed him to be but instead was a composite fiction, gray charged. Deep throat was john sears, according to a new book by leonard garment. This evening i went to an american cinematheque screening of 1976 film adaptation of all the presidents men.
The secret man is the book that anyone who lived through watergate waited for more than 30 years. The watergate story deep throat revealed the washington post. Woodward confirmed that felt was deep throat in 2005. In 2019 givner released a book titled my watergate scandal tellall. May 28, 2006 in the book he wrote with bernstein, all the presidents men, he related how he confronted deep throat, asking for more juicy details and demanding that his source quit playing a chickens game. The book chronicles the investigative reporting of woodward and bernstein from woodwards initial report on the watergate breakin through the resignations of nixon administration officials h.
Nightmare by anthony lukas is another one volume history. With the identity of watergates mysterious deep throat now revealed, its time for a rash of books on the subject, and certainly a madefortv. A littleknown book by deborah daviss katharine the great claimed to know the name of watergate s deep throat. The woodward and bernstein book on the watergate saga, all the presidents men, and the subsequent film of the same title made deep throat and his mantra follow the money legendary in. Watergate, deep throat, and the cia hougan, jim on. The wars of watergate by stanley kutler is the standard history. Deep throat mark felt was motivated to expose watergate by anger over missing out on fbi top job by daniel bates updated. Watergate era, has said he knows deep throats identity but wont divulge it. Bob woodward as always has written a very readable novellike book on his dealings with deep throat aka w.
Video bob woodward discusses the revelation of deep throats identity. Woodward chronicled his relationship with felt in the 2005 book, the secret man. Deep throats identity no shock to nixon, book claims. Why mark felt became deep throat university press of kansas, 2012, which is now available. The author unfortunately rules out the fbis number 2 man mark felt as the watergate informer deep throat, assuming deep throat was some kind of honorable truth seeking insider aghast at nixons abuse of the law. The story of watergates deep throat, woodward spoke with felt 17 times between june 1972 and november 1973, sometimes by. The watergate scandal began early in the morning of june 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the democratic national committee, located in the watergate complex of. How the washington post betrayed deep throat, covered up watergate, and began todays partisan advocacy journalism oconnor, john on.
He revealed himself as the watergate source in a 2005 vanity fair article which led to a memoir published a year later, titled a gmans life. Bernstein, woodward swat down leak questioning deep throat. Deep throat, the secret source whose insider guidance was vital to the washington posts groundbreaking coverage of the watergate scandal, was. Woodward, by using throat, is concealing the person that actually erased the tape or at the very least witnessed it being erased.
As a little girl, she knew him as a warm, loving daddy. This 1976 movie is based on the book by washington post reporters bob. Since this publication date the identity of mark felt as deep throat has come sercret agenda 1984 is a superb probe full of documented notes, very intelligent investigative research that uncovers, as the title of the book indicates, the secret agenda behind the series of watergate breakins of 1972. Those famous words from the legendary watergate whistleblower deep throat have entered the american lexicon as a venerable protip for cub reporters and a reminder of. How mark felt became deep throat the washington post. Yet it is impossible to understand deep throat s behavior, in life or in literature, without recalling certain features of the nixon comeback and of the nixon white house that emerged from the process. There are plenty of people claiming they knew deep throat was actually former fbi man mark felt. Bob woodward has a trail of accuracy issues that nobody is.
In it, he described felt as considering the nixon team nazis. Jul, 2017 new questions about deep throat in all the presidents men. Dec 19, 2008 the woodward and bernstein book on the watergate saga, all the presidents men, and the subsequent film of the same title made deep throat and his mantra follow the money legendary in us. He was a campaign worker for richard nixon who went to work in the white house, later becoming a republican party strategist, working for ronald reagan in his failed 1976 bid and then again in 1980. My watergate scandal how i unwittingly caused this historic. Kessler said in his book that the measures woodward took to conceal his meeting with felt lent credence to the notion that felt was deep throat. This book is not a history of watergate or the events that led up to it. Deep throat watergate wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
Behind deep throat s clandestine ways, a cloakanddagger past new york times june 5. The secret man is one of the best of the watergate books at illuminating the. Deep throat was john sears, according to a new book by leonard garment sears was in his 30s during watergate. Just as the assassination of jfk prevents a balanced analysis of kennedy and his times, the myth of watergate prevents a reappraisal of our 37th president.
Mark felt, the number 2 man in the fbi at the time of watergate. John oconnors postgate is a welcome new piece of the watergate puzzle. They kept up a steady stream of scoops demonstrating 1 the direct involvement of nixon intimates in watergate activities, 2 that the watergate wiretapping and breakin. How the washington post betrayed deep throat, covered up watergate, and began todays partisan advocacy journalism. Nora ephron told everyone who the anonymous source for woodward and bernsteins watergate scoops was. How deep throat took down nixon from inside the fbi.
Postgate book by john oconnor official publisher page. Jun 20, 2005 in our book all the presidents men, carl and i described how we had speculated about deep throat and his piecemeal approach to providing information. Haldeman and john ehrlichman in april 1973, and the revelation of the oval office watergate tapes by alexander butterfield three months later. Deep throats lawyer discovers the washington post betrayed his clientwhile covering up the real truth about the watergate scandal. The story of watergate s deep throat, published after the vanity fair article appeared, woodward wrote that he met felt when he delivered a package of. Wearing business suits and surgical gloves, they were in possession of bugging devices and photographic equip ment. New questions about deep throat in all the presidents men. He held a press conference at the former dnc headquarters along with watergate arresting officers, paul leeper and john barrett. Watergate scandal, interlocking political scandals of the administration of u.
Deep throat mark felt exposed watergate scandal after. Bob woodwards secret man is no longer a secret, now that former fbi assistant director w. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at democratic national committee dnc headquarters in the watergate officeapartmenthotel complex in washington, d. August 17, 19 december 18, 2008 was an american law enforcement officer who worked for the federal bureau of investigation fbi from 1942 to 1973 and was known for his role in the watergate scandal. The story of watergates deep throat, woodward spoke with felt 17 times between june 1972 and november 1973, sometimes by phone. Mark felt and his family have revealed that he was deep throat. On the trail of watergate lore deep throat whispered follow the money to reporter bob woodward during the investigation of watergate, the. Why mark felt became deep throat, by max holland, university press of kansas, 285 pp. When it was originally published in 1979 katharine graham probably under instructions from the cia persuaded the publishers william jovanovich, to pulp 20,000 copies of the book. How deep throat took down nixon from inside the fbi history. Felt was an fbi special agent who eventually rose to the position of associate director, the bureaus secondhighest. Bob woodward and carl bernstein tell lloyd grove why max hollands new book on watergate is dead wrong. According to their books, all the presidents men and the secret man. I could not find this book for my kindle, or as an audio book.
Dec 15, 2019 deep throat is the pseudonym given to the secret informant who provided information in 1972 to bob woodward, who shared it with carl bernstein. Mark felt, best known as the 1970s watergate scandal whistleblower deep throat, played a series of roles in his daughter joans life. Deliberate erasures on white house tape what was concealed. Also, all the presidents men also made deep throat a its a compelling portrayal of an momentous slice of american history and journalism. Part memoir as deep throats attorney, part deep dive into overlooked aspects of the nations greatest political scandal, postgate is an investigation of the investigatorshow the washington post crafted its coverage of watergate, what was included and what was left out. In the book, deep throat is described as an incurable gossip who was in a unique position to observe the executive branch, a man whose fight had been worn out in too many battles. Deep throat met with woodward seven times between september 1972 and may 1973. Deep throat was the source for washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein as they investigated watergate. Thirty years after president nixons resignation, theres little agreement over just how important a role journalism played in bringing him down.
Popular watergate books meet your next favorite book. Aug 16, 2000 deep throat was john sears, according to a new book by leonard garment sears was in his 30s during watergate. The story of watergates deep throat kindle edition by. The nixon defense by john dean and abuse of power by kutler are necessary supplements because they cover nixon tapes not dis.
Grays book demolishes forever the notion that deep throat was mark felt alone. Very early, all things considered, in the deluge of watergate books and followup books, and theories, and discovery of identities deep throat, and the seemingly endless saga that is watergate. President richard nixons administration in what came to be known as the watergate scandal. Excerpt the watergate years deep throats operational. Woodward had known the source before watergate and had discussed politics and government with him. The washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein uncover the details of the watergate scandal that leads to president richard nixons resignation. Author and journalist max holland accessed the ransom centers bob woodward and carl bernstein watergate papers while researching his book leak. The conventional wisdom of watergate is turned on its head by postgate, revealing that the post did not uncover watergate as much as it covered it up. The story of watergate s deep throat, woodward spoke with felt 17 times between june 1972 and november 1973, sometimes by. Havill visited the place where woodward lived during the watergate investigation. Sep 27, 2017 woodward chronicled his relationship with felt in the 2005 book, the secret man. New questions about deep throat in all the presidents.
Watergate reporters object to new films focus on deep. Yet it is impossible to understand deep throats behavior, in life or in literature, without recalling certain features of the nixon comeback and of the nixon white house that emerged from the process. The story of watergates deep throat bob woodward, carl bernstein on. Mar 12, 2005 a littleknown book by deborah daviss katharine the great claimed to know the name of watergates deep throat. Wearing business suits and surgical gloves, they were in possession of.
Deep throat s identity was a mystery for decades because no one believed this woman nora ephron told everyone who the anonymous source for woodward and bernsteins watergate. Watergate reporters object to new films focus on deep throat. New book explores origins of watergates deep throat. The reporters had written about their trusted source in their bestselling 1974 book. The story of watergates deep throat, bob woodward lays down the watergate history and then spends the rest of the book detailing his struggle with revealing the identity of deep throat, the source that helped him and carl bernstein understand and unveil the scandal. He was a campaign worker for richard nixon who went to work in the white house, later becoming a republican party strategist, working for ronald reagan in. Deep throat is the pseudonym given to the secret informant who provided information in 1972 to bob woodward, who shared it with carl bernstein.
Woodwards deep throat book on tap for july release usa todayyahoo mark shields and david brooks discuss watergate pbs news hour beyond deep throat. Exclusive bob woodward interview about watergates deep throat. Some watergate buffs and former nixon administration officials have suggested deep throat was a composite, a literary device to add some cloakanddagger drama to woodward and carl bernsteins. It is the story of mark felt, former number two man at the f. Five men were arrested in the watergate headquarters of the democratic national committee. The lives of bob woodward and carl bernstein 1993 adrian havill argues that deep throat was a dramatic devise used by woodward. Jun 01, 2005 deep throat, the secret source whose insider guidance was vital to the washington posts groundbreaking coverage of the watergate scandal, was a pillar of the fbi named w. In our book all the presidents men, carl and i described how we had speculated about deep throat and his piecemeal approach to providing information. Jul, 2017 bernstein, woodward swat down leak questioning deep throats motive. In 1978, bob haldeman, nixons first chief of staff, wrote in his book the ends of power about his belief that fielding was deep throat and that only dean, or his associate, had access from the. The story of watergates deep throat, published after the vanity fair article appeared, woodward wrote that he met felt when he delivered a package of. Watergate, deep throat, and the cia five men were arrested in the watergate headquarters of the democratic national committee.