Mark Felt
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| Born | William Mark Felt August 17, 1913 Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | December 18, 2008 (Age 95) Santa Rosa, California | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Idaho, George Washington University | |||||||||||
| Children | • 1 son • 1 daughter | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Audrey I. Robinson Felt | |||||||||||
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Watergate 'Deep Throat'
In 2005, more than 30 years after the Watergate coup, Mark Felt confirmed that he was the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, codenamed 'Deep Throat', whose whistleblowing eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon in 1974.
Following the discovery of a break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in Washington in 1972, Mr Felt passed on information to the Washington Post that the White House knew of the break-in and subsequently tried to cover it up.
Despite a lot of speculation, the source remained a secret until Mr Felt came clean at the age of 92. He was not subjected to disciplinary action.
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