I was in my early teens when Watergate exploded and I have to admit that it was way over my head. Several of my classmates were really interested and I don't know if they were smarter, had parents who talked about it, or just bluffed better. Still, I grew up with Watergate as the watershed (no pun intended) political event. I was far too young for the JFK assasination and even the assasinations of 68 were a blur.
I have waited a long time to learn who Deep Throat is, often wondering if Woodward and Bernstein would really release the info on DT's death. According to Caltechgirl, it's going to happen and maybe soon.
The odds-on favorite seems to be Rehnquist due to his illness. Wouldn't he have already been on the Supreme Court then? Doesn't that bother anyone besides me?
I have thought it was Kissinger for about 25 years and I can no longer tell you why. He doesn't seem likely but a long time ago, I heard something in passing that made me think "ah so he's Deep Throat." So I am sticking with that conclusion.
Posted by Justene Adamec at February 8, 2005 03:20 PM | TrackBackE Howard Hunt is quite ill.
See http://slate.msn DOT com/id/2107718/
I say there is no single Deep Throat.
Woodward and Bernstein had bits and pieces from a variety of sources and dramatized them for effect, a pattern Woodward has continued in many books: purporting to have interviewed William Casey while the man was comatose in an ER; relating the goosebumps of a Saudi Prince in "The Commanders"; quoting Bill and Hillary's pillow talk.
Remember the single best source for Watergate isn't Deep Throat at all; it's John Dean.
I always thought the odds on consensus was that Deep Throat was Al Haig. If memory serves, Kissinger was widely rumored at the time to be the anti-christ.
Posted by: Sean at February 9, 2005 06:29 PM (Permalink)Apparently Al Haig has been specifically ruled out by Woodward.
Posted by: Kevin Murphy at February 11, 2005 11:40 AM (Permalink)