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The Secret Man
The Secret Man
The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat  
By Bob Woodward
Read by: Boyd Gaines
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Availability: Available on or around July 6, 2005
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In America's capital city, where little stays secret for long, the identity of Deep Throat -- the mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in 1972 -- remained hidden for thirty-three years. Now, Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the FBI who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon.

The Secret Man chronicles the story in intimate detail, from Woodward's first, chance encounter with Felt in the Nixon White House, to their covert, middle-of-the-night meetings in an underground parking garage, to the aftermath of Watergate and decades beyond, until Felt finally stepped forward at age 91 to unmask himself as Deep Throat. It is an intense, 33-year journey and the gripping final chapter to one of the most exciting periods in journalistic and political history.

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"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
BOOK REVIEW: Politics Gets Bloody in 'The Rules of the Game' Newspaper/Political Thriller
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 ...
Bob Woodward On 'The Secret Man' Of Watergate
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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