000448547 000__ 03287cam\a2200349\a\4500 000448547 001__ 448547 000448547 005__ 20210513154850.0 000448547 008__ 111114s2012\\\\ksu\\\\\\b\\\\001\0beng\\ 000448547 010__ $$a 2011046025 000448547 020__ $$a9780700618293 (alk. paper) 000448547 020__ $$a0700618295 (alk. paper) 000448547 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn760979076 000448547 035__ $$a448547 000448547 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dBDX$$dIG#$$dCDX$$dBWX$$dZPX$$dFCM$$dGTA$$dVP@ 000448547 043__ $$an-us--- 000448547 049__ $$aISEA 000448547 05000 $$aE860$$b.H65 2012 000448547 08200 $$a973.924092$$aB$$223 000448547 1001_ $$aHolland, Max. 000448547 24510 $$aLeak :$$bwhy Mark Felt became Deep Throat /$$cMax Holland. 000448547 260__ $$aLawrence, Kan. :$$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$$cc2012. 000448547 300__ $$axiii, 285 p. ;$$c25 cm. 000448547 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000448547 5050_ $$aA forced departure, May 1973 -- The "war of the FBI succession," 1969-1972 -- Felt's private COINTELPRO, June 1972 -- To leak or not to leak?, July 1972 -- Special Agent Woodward, August 1972 -- Retracing the bureau's steps, August-October 1972 -- Richard Nixon's own "Deep Throat", October 1972 -- "A claque of ambitious men," November 1972-January 1973 -- The safe choice, February 1973 -- Gray self-destructs, March-May 1973 -- The making of Deep Throat, 1973-1981 -- Epilogue, 1982-2011. 000448547 520__ $$aThrough the shadowy persona of 'Deep Throat', FBI official Mark Felt became as famous as the Watergate scandal his 'leaks' helped uncover. Felt was regarded for decades as a conscientious but highly secretive whistleblower who shunned the limelight. Yet even after he finally revealed his identity in 2005, questions about his true motivations persisted. The author critiques all the theories of Felt's motivation that have circulated over the years, including notions that Felt had been genuinely upset by White House law-breaking or had tried to defend and insulate the FBI from the machinations of President Nixon and his Watergate henchmen. The author then reveals for the first time in detail what truly motivated the FBI's number-two executive to become the most fabled secret source in American history. He showcases the many twists and turns to Felt's story that are not widely known, revealing not a selfless official acting out of altruistic patriotism, but rather a career bureaucrat with his very own private agenda. Drawing on interviews, oral histories, FBI Watergate files, papers of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, presidential tape recordings, and other Watergate-related papers, this book sheds new light on both Felt's motivations and the complex and often problematic relationship between the press and government officials. Fast-paced and scrupulously fact-checked, this book resolves the mystery residing at the heart of Mark Felt's actions. By doing so, it radically revises our understanding of America's most famous presidential scandal. -- from Book Jacket 000448547 60010 $$aFelt, W. Mark,$$d1913-2008. 000448547 61010 $$aUnited States.$$bFederal Bureau of Investigation$$xOfficials and employees$$vBiography. 000448547 650_0 $$aWatergate Affair, 1972-1974$$vBiography. 000448547 650_0 $$aWhistle blowing. 000448547 650_0 $$aPolitical corruption$$zUnited States. 000448547 650_0 $$aMisconduct in office$$zUnited States. 000448547 650_0 $$aEthics$$xPolitical aspects$$zUnited States. 000448547 85200 $$bgen$$hE860$$i.H65$$i2012 000448547 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:448547$$pGLOBAL_SET 000448547 980__ $$aBIB 000448547 980__ $$aBOOK