Archive: June 01, 2005
Traitor or Nobel Prize Winner?
The talk show regulars and assorted big names from the Watergate era have lined up to praise or condemn Mark Felt for his role in the scandal, and there are few surprises so far. Pat Buchanan, the former presidential candidate...
By washingtonpost.com | June 1, 2005; 02:39 PM ET | Comments (35)
Deep Throat Abroad
The news has gone worldwide, mostly with straightforward coverage of "The Man Behind the Mystery," as The Independent Online in South Africa calls Felt. In Beijing, the government-controlled China Daily plays up the testimony of former Nixon White House aides...
By washingtonpost.com | June 1, 2005; 01:30 PM ET | Comments (8)
Follow the Money
Perhaps the most famous piece of advice Deep Throat gave Post reporter Bob Woodward during the Watergate investigation was to "follow the money" to find out who was behind the Watergate break-in. So, it's not entirely surprising that pundits are...
By washingtonpost.com | June 1, 2005; 09:39 AM ET | Comments (13)
Redford Weighs In
So, it turns out Robert Redford isn't Bob Woodward after all. He had no idea who Deep Throat was. Well, some idea. Redford, who played Woodward in the Watergate movie "All the President's Men," told Editor & Publisher's Greg Mitchell...
By washingtonpost.com | June 1, 2005; 08:26 AM ET | Comments (3)
More Firsts
Before moving on to today's reactions to the naming of Deep Throat, we offer two more nominations for the coveted "Who Guessed First" award. The first, submitted by Adam, goes to James Mann for his May, 1992 article in The...
By washingtonpost.com | June 1, 2005; 07:15 AM ET | Comments (7)
