History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2150 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Deep Throat
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The idea
Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, guided by anonymous sources, found the White House deeply involved in the break-in.
In practice
The source known only as Deep Throat, revealed years later as Mark Felt, the FBI's associate director.
Where people slip
The press, the courts and Congress each played a part in what followed; the next entries take them in turn.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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