W. Mark Felt Quotes (1913-2008)

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About W. Mark Felt

William Mark Felt, Sr. (August 17, 1913 – December 18, 2008), a former Associate Director of the FBI, was "Deep Throat," a source of much of the Watergate scandal information. He was the highest-ranking federal agent ever convicted of wrongdoing. He had authorized raids on homes of suspected Weather Underground terrorists without receiving search warrants, for which he was pardoned during the appeals process by US President Ronald Reagan.

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β€œ # Most people did use toilet paper.”
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β€œ # Most people did not appreciate being asked about it.”
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β€œ That was when I started looking for other employment."”
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β€œI'm the guy they used to call "Deep Throat".”
β€œI guess people used to think Deep Throat was a criminal, but now they think he's a hero.”

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W. Mark Felt on J. Edgar Hoover

β€œI never saw any indication of homosexual tendencies in Hoover.… He did have a close association with [Clyde] Tolson. They conferred frequently during the day and they invariably ate lunch together…. On Wednesday they had dinner at Tolson's apartment, on Friday at Hoover's house.… I know from my talks with Hoover that he was genuinely fond of Tolson, as an older brother might be.”
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H.R. Haldeman on W. Mark Felt

β€œHe knows everything there is to know in the FBI. He has access to absolutely everything.”

Richard Nixon on W. Mark Felt

β€œEverybody is to know that he is a goddamn traitor and just watch him damned carefully.”
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Nixon on W. Mark Felt 2 quotes

β€œAnd I said we have it on very good authority that they're from Felt...I said, "Dammit... you ought to give him a lie detector test."”
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John D. O'Connor on W. Mark Felt 3 quotes

β€œThe identity of Deep Throat is modern journalism's greatest unsolved mystery. It has been said that he may be the most famous anonymous person in U.S. history. But, regardless of his notoriety, American society today owes a considerable debt to the government official who decided, at great personal risk, to help Woodward and Bernstein as they pursued the hidden truths of Watergate.”
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Family press statement by his grandson Nick Jones. on W. Mark Felt

β€œThe family believes that my grandfather, Mark Felt Sr., is a great American hero who went well above and beyond the call of duty at much risk to himself to save his country from a horrible injustice. We all sincerely hope the country will see him this way as well.”

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β€œFollow the money.”

About W. Mark Felt

William Mark Felt, Sr. (August 17, 1913 – December 18, 2008), a former Associate Director of the FBI, was "Deep Throat," a source of much of the Watergate scandal information. He was the highest-ranking federal agent ever convicted of wrongdoing. He had authorized raids on homes of suspected Weather Underground terrorists without receiving search warrants, for which he was pardoned during the appeals process by US President Ronald Reagan.