http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/markfelt/ en-us Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:29:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2349861/posts The Post & Email has received tonight a decclassified FBI report admitted in evidence in the case brought against W. Mark Felt and Edward S. Miller by President Jimmy Carter’s U.S. Attorney General, Mr. Griffin B. Bell. This document was obtained by an American citizen, who wished to remain anonymous, via a FOIA request. Mr. W. Mark  Felt is none other than the informant who spoke with reporters from the Washington Post, exposing the Watergate Scandal:  who went by the name “Deep Throat” a fact that points to his political neutrality in American politics.What is not know about Mr. Felt... The Post & Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2349861/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:29:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153379/posts "De mortuis nil nisi bonum." Of the dead, nothing but good. So said Dean Acheson of Sen. Joe McCarthy on his death in 1957. "Tailgunner Joe" had bedeviled the secretary of state for his lassitude toward communist penetration of State in President Truman's time. But the passing of Mark Felt, associate director of the FBI in the later Nixon years, lately exposed as "Deep Throat," the source for the Woodward-Bernstein stories, calls forth some rebuttal to the tributes lavished upon Felt as the honest lawman who saved our republic. When the Watergate break-in was traced to the Committee to Reelect... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153379/posts#comment Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:45:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152582/posts When I decided to write something on Mark Felt who passed away this week at 95, an online friend, Narciso, wrote of the “incremental irony of Mark Felt.” When I asked him to elaborate he wrote back: He conducted illegal or at least dubious surveillance against the Weathermen, he then faults Nixon for the same tactics, he undermined his own agency and ultimately almost ended up in jail. Besides sage words about being wary of the motives of government employees bearing tales of corruption to the press, Narciso’s words constitute as complete an epitaph of Mark Felt as I can... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152582/posts#comment Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:01:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151537/posts Watergate 'Deep Throat' W. Mark Felt Dies at 95 SAN FRANCISCO — W. Mark Felt, 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. He was 95. Felt died Thursday in Santa Rosa after suffering from congestive heart failure for several months, said family friend John D. O'Connor, who wrote the 2005 Vanity Fair article uncovering Felt's secret. The shadowy central figure in one of the most gripping political dramas of the 20th century, Felt insisted his alter ego be kept secret... www.foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151537/posts#comment Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:38:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151296/posts Mark Felt, the FBI official who as the anonymous journalistic source "Deep Throat" helped bring down President Richard M. Nixon, died on Thursday at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif. He was 95. Felt suffered from congestive heart failure but the immediate cause of death was not known on Thursday night. "He was an important person for the history of our nation, but also such a gem and such a treasure to our family," said his grandson Nick Jones, who confirmed the death. "He was a great man." Jones said the family would issue a formal statement on Friday. In... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151296/posts#comment Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:07:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662332/posts A D.C. author who co-wrote W. Mark Felts' 1979 memoir, in which the former top FBI official denied being the legendary Watergate source "Deep Throat," says in a lawsuit that he was tricked into signing away his rights to the work. Ralph de Toledano, in a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court here, states that Mr. Felt, his son and an attorney concealed their intention to disclose that Mr. Felt was indeed Deep Throat -- first in Vanity Fair magazine, then in a revised book. -snip- Mr. de Toledano says in his suit that California attorney John D. O'Connor... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662332/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jul 2006 14:31:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1621390/posts SAN FRANCISCO - The man who revealed himself as Watergate's "Deep Throat" says in a new memoir that he saw himself as a "Lone Ranger" who could help derail a White House cover-up. In the memoir, which hit bookshelves Monday, former FBI second-in-command W. Mark Felt explains what motivated him to become the key source for Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein during the Watergate investigation. Felt said he was upset by the slow pace of the FBI investigation into the Watergate break-in and believed the press could apply some much-needed pressure on the administration to cooperate. "From... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1621390/posts#comment Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:43:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620742/posts 'Deep Throat' On Larry King Show on Tuesday, Pushing New Book By E&P Staff Published: April 24, 2006 3:05 PM ET NEW YORK W. Mark Felt, unmasked as fabled Watergate source "Deep Throat" last year, is scheduled to appear on Larry King's CNN interview show on Tuesday. He has a new book to promote, but at 92, and suffering from dementia, the high-profile interview is a bit of a surprise. CNN is promoting the appearance this way: "His secrets brought down a president. The man known as 'Deep Throat' gives an interview 30 years in the making. Tune in at... Editor & Publisher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620742/posts#comment Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:52:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619879/posts W. Mark Felt, who for nearly 33 years denied he was Deep Throat, also held a tragic secret from most of his family: It was suicide, not a heart attack, that felled his wife after years of strain from Felt's FBI career and ensuing legal troubles. In his new book, "A G-Man's Life: The FBI, Being 'Deep Throat' and the Struggle for Honor in Washington," Felt reveals for the first time that Audrey Robinson Felt, his wife of 46 years, shot herself in 1984 with his .38-caliber service revolver. The book, co-authored with John O'Connor, the lawyer whose Vanity Fair... Washington Post via Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619879/posts#comment Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:13:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534942/posts Woodwardgate: Deep Throat or Shallow Reporting?By Fedora One, Woodward wrote about how Deep Throat, he had a long friendship with Deep Throat. There's no evidence that he ever had any kind of friendship with Mark Felt. Secondly, why would the number two man at the FBI choose to confide in a young metro reporter for 'The Washington Post' who had only been there for nine months? Three, Deep Throat is given credit by Woodward with the story of the destruction of the tape. How would Mark Felt have known about that? On the other side of the coin, Mark Felt... Original FReeper research http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534942/posts#comment Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:20:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503293/posts FULLERTON, Calif. - Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who was jailed for protecting a confidential source, presented an award Saturday to perhaps the most famous confidential source — the man known as "Deep Throat." The award presented by the California First Amendment Coalition was accepted by the grandson of former FBI Associate Director W. Mark Felt because the 92-year-old could not make the trip. Miller lauded Felt as a courageous man who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the secrets of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon. "Without Mark... ap on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503293/posts#comment Sun, 16 Oct 2005 04:43:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465035/posts It is the ultimate Washington story, told by the ultimate Washington chronicler. But in Washington and just about everywhere else, sales of "The Secret Man," Bob Woodward's story of the source known as Deep Throat, have been underwhelming. At Politics and Prose, a well-known independent bookstore in Washington, sales were "not very good, compared to expectations," said Mark LaFramboise, who ordered 400 copies of the book for the store. As of last week, Politics and Prose had sold "60-something," he said. "I expected it to be a blockbuster," he said. "I was wrong." At Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465035/posts#comment Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:26:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1462617/posts Santiago, Chile - W. Mark Felt managed to remain in history’s shadows for more than 30 years. It would seem that his energetic daughter Joan, the person most influential in persuading her father to make public his role as “Deep Throat,” also had a past in her past. Daughter Joan played a prominent role not only in “outing” her now-invalid 91-year-old father, but also in engineering book and movie deals. Long-estranged, father and daughter reconciled after he was widowed in the 1980s, and he has lived with her since. Following his Deep Throat revelation in June, Felt has been praised... Human Events Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1462617/posts#comment Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:33:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460775/posts Noted journalist Bob Woodward offered his insights on topics ranging from Nixon to Bush, current political issues and the role of journalism during a speech to an overflow crowd at Paepcke Auditorium on Tuesday night. Not once did he mention Mark Felt, the former FBI assistant director nicknamed "Deep Throat" who was Woodward's key anonymous source in uncovering the Watergate scandal. Woodward's latest book chronicles the story of "Deep Throat," but the audience members clearly had more current issues on their minds. Using numerous anecdotes from his 35-year journalism career, Woodward didn't make definitive conclusions about issues but let facts... Aspen Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460775/posts#comment Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:21:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447298/posts Karl Rove — whistleblower, patriot and hero. That's an epitaph you won't read with regard to the Valerie Plame kerfuffle. But those are precisely the words that dominated commentary about Watergate leaker Mark Felt little more than a month ago. Felt, of course, did the country a great service by secretly revealing to the media the cancer that was growing on the Nixon presidency. But Felt, it should be remembered, had more than simply altruistic motives for doing so. Richard Nixon slighted Felt by passing over him for the top job at the FBI after J. Edgar Hoover's death. That... MY SAN ANTONIO.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447298/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jul 2005 03:49:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1445315/posts hirty-three years after Bob Woodward first met Mark Felt in an Arlington parking garage, echoes of the Watergate era seem to be everywhere. But the comparisons for the press are not all that flattering. Liberal critics of the media, who believe journalists abysmally failed to challenge the president's WMD claims during the Iraq war buildup, feel vindicated by news that two reporters were granting Karl Rove anonymity as he tried to undermine a prominent debunker of those claims, Joe Wilson, by mentioning his wife's CIA role. Some even fault Judith Miller for her act of conscience in going to jail,... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1445315/posts#comment Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:32:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1437343/posts Who knew that all those years we were watching men in gray felt hats on The FBI catching the bad guys, their agency was really a house divided between, as it turns out, Mr. Gray and Mr. Felt? Now we are being treated to the spectacle of a public joust between these two gentlemen. Mr. Gray is saying that he was never really a louse but that louse Felt was leaking to make him look like a louse. Mr. Felt says that he may have been a louse but only because that louse Gray was lousing things up and to... The American Prowler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1437343/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jul 2005 05:14:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435135/posts In "The Secret Man," to be published next week by Simon & Schuster, Woodward writes that he learned in 1976 from then-assistant attorney general Stanley Pottinger that Felt, who had been the number two man at the FBI, had given himself away while testifying before a grand jury. Asked "Were you Deep Throat," Felt initially said "No," but his manner alerted Pottinger to the probability that he was lying. Woodward also reveals for the first time the address of the famous Virginia parking garage where most of his meetings with Deep Throat were conducted: 1401 Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn. The... WASHINGTON POST.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435135/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jul 2005 05:20:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434265/posts A new book about "Deep Throat" by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward says W. Mark Felt denied being the Watergate source during a 1976 grand jury appearance, according to USA Today. The book, "The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat," says Felt hastily withdrew his denial when a Justice Department official reminded him he was under oath, according to the newspaper, which said it obtained a copy from a Virginia bookstore that mistakenly put copies out for sale. The book is due in stores next Wednesday. According to USA Today, the book says Woodward suspected that someone at the Post was... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434265/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jul 2005 00:10:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431027/posts L. Patrick Gray, the FBI chief during the Watergate break-in, says he believes deputy W. Mark Felt became the anonymous source known as Deep Throat because he was angry at being passed over as J. Edgar Hoover's successor and wanted to sabotage Gray. "I think there was a sense of revenge in his heart, and a sense of dumping my candidacy, if you will," Gray told ABC's "This Week" during an interview for its Sunday broadcast. Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431027/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:33:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1430946/posts L. Patrick Gray, the FBI chief during the Watergate break-in, says he believes deputy W. Mark Felt became the anonymous source known as Deep Throat because he was angry at being passed over as J. Edgar Hoover's successor and wanted to sabotage Gray. "I think there was a sense of revenge in his heart, and a sense of dumping my candidacy, if you will," Gray told ABC's "This Week" during an interview for its Sunday broadcast. Gray, who was selected to lead the FBI the day after Hoover's death on May 2, 1972, also says he refused White House demands... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1430946/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:03:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431163/posts Speaking out for the first time since the Watergate scandal ended his career, former acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray revealed Sunday that documents the White House ordered to him to hide implicated President John F. Kennedy in political and sexual misconduct. Appearing on ABC's "This Week," the 88-year-old Gray described a June 28, 1972 White House meeting with Nixon counsel John Dean, where Dean handed him a mysterious envelope. "Dean told me that this envelope contained papers that were removed from [Watergate co-conspirator] E. Howard Hunt's safe, [saying], 'They have nothing to do with the Watergate investigation - but... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431163/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:20:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431161/posts L. Patrick Gray, the FBI chief during the Watergate break-in, says he believes deputy W. Mark Felt became the anonymous source known as Deep Throat because he was angry at being passed over as J. Edgar Hoover's successor and wanted to sabotage Gray. "I think there was a sense of revenge in his heart, and a sense of dumping my candidacy, if you will," Gray told ABC's "This Week" during an interview for its Sunday broadcast. Gray, who was selected to lead the FBI the day after Hoover's death on May 2, 1972, also says he refused White House demands... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431161/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:17:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1430244/posts Woodward's Debt to Deep Throat After the big stories, sometimes more than credit is due, sources say, by Sydney H. Schanberg June 21st, 2005 12:40 PM   The Watergate story 33 years ago can be fairly marked as the starting point of the age of journalists as celebrities. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein weren't celebrities when they cracked the story for The Washington Post, but they soon would be, and a wave of emulators quickly began applying to journalism schools. Woodward in particular has remained a celebrity and striver for attention. He has also been a diligent worker, turning out... The Village Voice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1430244/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jun 2005 02:33:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428593/posts One of the main culprits of the Watergate scandal, John Dean, who spent 4 months in prison, surfaced as a media hero. He has also surfaced as an expert on the alleged scandalous behavior of the Bush Administration. He wrote the book, Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush. But the facts, which have survived several challenges in court, indicate that Dean had a much bigger role in Watergate than reported by Woodward and Bernstein. The book Silent Coup argues that the Watergate break-ins were really meant to cover up embarrassing information about a call-girl ring whose... A.I.M.ORG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428593/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jun 2005 01:34:03 GMT