Overheard on the Web, and other Web links From The Herald's Research Editor
Monday, February 07, 2005
Deep Throat
Following up on Friday's Watergate news, this weekend's news focused on the Watergate informant, "Deep Throat". Former Nixon White House counsel John Dean says the man is critically ill and Bob Woodward is writing an obituary. The column is in the Los Angeles Times so may require registration.
But, on the other hand, a letter writer to the Poynter Institute's Romenesko column says 'Deep Throat' may have been George H.W. Bush. The writer, an author of a book which speculated 'Throat' was a composite, now says of Bush and Woodward:
"How did they meet? Probably at the Pentagon where Woodward was stationed in the late 1960s. The former President made a 16-day visit to Vietnam in 1967 and briefed military brass upon his return. Certainly the two, both Yalies and both Navy men, could find common ground."
Of course, if the current president's father is Deep Throat, the critically ill story becomes dubious.... posted by liz at 1:36 PM
Elisabeth (Liz) Donovan was a Herald librarian for 10 years, and Research Editor for 13 years. She came to The Herald in 1981, following several years at the
Washington Post. She started blogging in 2000, with a news research blog, followed by the blog at Herald.com in 2003. A frequent speaker and writer on news research, she was honored in 2004 by the
News Division of the Special Libraries Association for her contributions to
the field.
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