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Source: National Public Radio: All Things Considered
Roundup
December 19, 2008

Woodward: Deep Throat A Man Of Courage [audio 5 min 18 sec]

Mark Felt, the former FBI official who will be remembered by history as the anonymous source Deep Throat, died Thursday at the age of 95.

Felt gave crucial tips to Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein during the Watergate scandal, which helped topple President Richard Nixon.

Read entire article at National Public Radio: All Things Considered