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• Deep Throat was the alias used in the book All the President's Men to describe the man who leaked information about the Watergate scandal to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. His identity remained a secret until 2005, when former FBI associate director Mark Felt revealed in a Vanity Fair article that he had been the informant. Woodward confirmed Felt's identity as Deep Throat after the article was published.Washington Post: 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt Dies at 95 (December 19, 2008) Vanity Fair: I'm the Guy They Called Deep Throat (July, 2005)

  Felt died December 18, 2008, at the age of 95.

• Fast Facts

  1. Alias taken from the pornographic movie of the same name
  2. Identity was kept secret for 30 years
  3. President Richard Nixon believed Felt was Deep ThroatYouTube Video: The Nixon Tapes: Deep Throat Revealed (Time: 6:22)
  4. Full name: William Mark Felt

• Deep Throat Identified

  The identity of the Woodward and Bernstein's informant was a secret until Felt's daughter convinced him to go public with the information that he had been the source of the Deep Throat leaks. There was some concern about the accuracy of the revelation, as Felt, who was 91, was suffering from dementia and didn't have full memory of the events surrounding Watergate. Woodward and Bernstein had promised not to reveal the identity of Deep Throat until after his death, but Woodward stepped forward and confirmed that Felt was indeed Deep Throat.Reuters: Watergate 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt Dies at 95 (December 19, 2008) YouTube Video: Mark Felk, Aka "Deep Throat" Dead at 95 (Time: 1:50)

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