Un retour intéressant sur un épisode incroyable et un personnage bien complexe. ( )

Bob Woodward identifica a "Garganta Profunda" como W. Mark Felt. Este hombre le permitió a él y a Carl Bernstein revelar el caso conocido como Watergate que acabó con la renuncia del presidente de Estados Unidos Richard Nixón.

This book reveals the story of how Bob Woodward met this most-famous informant and their relationship pre-, during, and post-Watergate. Many people find the book disappointing in that it doesn't provide many "new revolutions" regarding Deep Throat. However, it's an interesting look at how a chance meeting changed history.

Ultimately this book has the how, not the why. But it does reveal that *human side* of the Deep Throat story, which involved more than just secret meetings and spy tactics. This book is a telling, retelling, and revealing of history from a man who has done his share of reporting on and participating in history. ( )

I wasn't even in the womb when the Watergate story broke. However, the Judicial committee did pass articles of impeachment on Richard Nixon on my first birthday! Regardless of that, I can't appreciate the effect of Watergate on the people who were around at that time. Still, I do remember growing up, that we would use the term "Deep Throat" in the context of secrets and unknown subjects, without a proper understanding of where the term came from.

I do, however, remember the announcement in 2005 that Mark Felt was Deep Throat. There were only a handful of people who knew his identity - but still, I consider the fact that the secret was kept for so long to be amazing. I suppose more than one alive person can keep a secret in certain situations.

Bob Woodward's book is readable but lacking the fast-paced excitement that "All the President's Men" generated, at least in me. Still, it was fun to read and see all the different theories that people have had over the years and compare them to the real story. ( )

Listened to this book in the car and must admit my mind wandered at times, but I did learn a lot about Watergate and found the information fascinating. ( )