‘Deep Throat’ Dies at 95

California Santa Rosa The former FBI agent who helped bring down an American President has died.
by Associated Press
Published: Fri, December 19, 2008 - 5:14 am CST Last Updated: Fri, December 19, 2008 - 8:22 am CST
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - The former FBI second-in-command who
revealed himself as "Deep Throat" 30 years after he tipped off
reporters to the Watergate scandal that toppled a president has
died.
W. Mark Felt was 95. John D. O'Connor, a family friend who wrote
the 2005 Vanity Fair article uncovering Felt's secret, says he died
Thursday.
The shadowy central figure in the one of the most gripping
political dramas of the 20th century, Felt insisted his alter ego
be kept secret when he leaked damaging information about President
Richard Nixon and his aides to The Washington Post.
Some speculated that Felt was the source who connected the White
House to the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the
Democratic National Committee. He steadfastly denied the
accusations until finally coming forward in May 2005.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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DEW26M
DEW26M Says:
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 9:25 pm

You really have to wonder how a male gets the nickname “Deep Throat”?

claycitymadness
claycitymadness Says:
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:24 am

linda lovelace died?

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