Product Details
Simon & Schuster, July 2005
Hardcover, 256 pages
ISBN-10: 0743287150
ISBN-13: 9780743287159
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The mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in 1972 remained hidden for thirty-three years. In The Secret Man, Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W. Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the FBI who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon. The Secret Man brings to a close one of the last chapters of Watergate.
"Provocative. . . . Reaffirms the vital role that confidential sources play in keeping the public informed."
-- The New York Times
"The Secret Man is one of the best [of the Watergate books] at illuminating the backstage battle to bring President Nixon's team to account. . . . Eye-opening."
-- The Boston Globe
"The best short discussion of the distinction -- between the reporter as private eye and the reporter as stenographer -- that has ever been published. The chapter on the protection of sources is a passage that one hopes will be taught in schools."
-- The New York Times Book Review
"Long live the use of confidential news sources. . . . An inside look at the give-and-take involved in the often-dicey relationships between journalists and their sources."
-- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"A filling-in of many of the final blanks left in the most explosive political/journalism story ever."
-- Lincoln Journal Star
"A provocative, even stirring contribution."
-- Baltimore Sun
HuntingtonNews.Net, January 23, 2009
...1984, he became Managing Editor and succeeded Benjamin C. Bradlee as executive editor in 1991. According to colleague Bob Woodward, writing in his 2005 book 'The Secret Man,' Downie was one of the few people to know the identity of 'Deep ...
NPR, December 19, 2008
... reporter Bob Woodward talks about FBI Deputy Director W. Mark Felt a.k.a. 'Deep Throat,' the secret source who helped Woodward and his partner Carl Bernstein break the Watergate story, which ...
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