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====Watergate 'Deep Throat'====
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In 2005, more than 30 years after the [[Watergate scandal]] rocked Washington, 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.
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|birth_date=August 17, 1913
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|title= Associate Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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==Watergate 'Deep Throat'==
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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.
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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 endless speculation about the true identity of Deep Throat, the source remained a secret until Mr Felt came clean at the age of 92. His advanced years effectively lessened any potential repercussions and he was not formally punished.
 
 
 
==External Sites==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throat Wikipedia - Deep Throat Page]
 
 
 
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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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Revision as of 21:31, 16 November 2014

Person.png Mark Felt  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Markfelt.jpg
BornAugust 17, 1913
DiedDecember 18, 2008 (Age 95)

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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