Mystery Solved... Maybe

A Vanity Fair article claims to revealthe identity of "Deep Throat," who leaked information on the Watergate scandal to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. W. Mark Felt, formerly "second-in-command" at the FBI told his family about his role a few years ago, and is not proud of what he did. The Washington Post and Bob Woodward, who has vowed not to reveal Deep Throat's identity until after DT's death or voluntary unmasking, have not commented yet, so its possible Felt is not the mystery figure.

Watergate was a bit before my time, and I never really speculated about who might have been Deep Throat. But I did read an article about a year or so ago that indicated that former President and then director of the FBI George H.W. Bush was a possibility. Felt fits the profile set forth in that article, a high-ranking official with access to confidential files. But, in comparison to finding out that the mystery man meeting journalists in D.C. parking garages later became President, Felt's identification seems kind of anti-climactic.

Update: Bob Woodward has confirmed Felt was Deep Throat.