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Deep Throat came to public attention when Woodward and Bernstein wrote All the President's Men, a book also made into an Academy Award-winning movie.
According to Woodward, Deep Throat was very nervous that his role in the Post investigation would be discovered. He demanded that the two stop conversing by phone, thinking that the line may be tapped, and they began meeting late at night in a Washington parking garage. If Woodward wanted a meeting with Deep Throat, the reporter would rearrange a potted plant in his apartment window. If Deep Throat wanted a meeting with Woodward, the source would somehow see that the number on page 20 of the edition of the Post delived to Woodward's apartment each morning was circled. Woodward claims that Deep Throat never gave him specific information but only confirmed information given by others and suggested avenues to explore.
The name Deep Throat came from an X-rated movie of the same name, which was popular during the period; it is also a play on the phrase deep background.
Three people besides the informant himself are said to know the identity of Deep Throat: Woodward, Bernstein and their editor, Benjamin C. BradleeBenjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (born August 26, 1921) is the vice president of the Washington Post. As managing editor of the Post from 1965 to 1991, he challenged the federal government over the right to publish the Pentagon papers. He became famous for. Woodward has said in repeated interviews that the identity of Deep Throat will be kept confidential until Deep Throat dies or until Deep Throat agrees to let his name be made public. (Woodward has confirmed that Deep Throat was male.)
Over the years, there have been a number of hints and guesses as to the identity of Deep Throat. Some have suggested that Deep Throat is a fictional story-telling device, or a composite of multiple sources. Woodward denies this, stating that Deep Throat is a specific man in Nixon's administration.
Alexander HaigAlexander Meigs Haig, Jr. born December 2, 1924) was a general in the United States Army who commanded an infantry division in Vietnam, then returned stateside in 1969 to become a member of Henry Kissinger's national security council staff. Haig helped So is a popular suspect, but this has been denied by both Haig and Woodward. Other candidates have included Henry KissingerHenry (Heinz) Alfred Kissinger (born May 27, 1923) is a German-born American diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner who played an important part in foreign affairs through the positions he held in several Republican administrations between 1969 and 1977.; CIA officials Cord Meyer Jr. (deceased) and William ColbyWilliam Egan Colby ( January 4, 1920 April 27, 1996) became director of the CIA on 1973 September 4, after James R. Schlesinger. It was Colby who launched the Accelerated Pacification Campaign during the Vietnam War. He later would reveal a large amount o (deceased); and FBI officials L. Patrick GrayLouis Patrick Gray III ( July 18, 1916 ) was acting director of the FBI 1972-73. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 18, 1916. He attended schools in St. Louis and Houston, Texas. After attending Rice University for a period, Mr. Gray enrolled at, W. Mark Felt , Charles W. Bates , and Robert Kunkel .In June 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, John Dean's Unmasking Deep Throat was published. [1] In it, Dean narrows his list of suspects to four: speechwriter Raymond Price, special assistant to the president Pat Buchanan, administrative assistant Stephen Bull and press secretary Ron Ziegler (now deceased).
In April 2003, the results of a detailed review of source material by William Gaines and his journalism students led them to conclude that White House lawyer Fred F. Fielding (assistant to John Dean) was Deep Throat. [2] [3]
In the movie All the President's Men, Deep Throat is portrayed by Hal Holbrook.
In the sitcom NewsRadio, the character of Jimmy James (played by Stephen Root) repeatedly claimed to be Deep Throat; however, his employees did not take him seriously.