Through his maternal grandfather, Felt was descended from Revolutionary War general Nicholas Herkimer of New York. His maternal grandparents were born in Canada and Scotland. His paternal grandfather was a Free Will Baptist minister. Dygert and Mark Earl Felt, a carpenter and building contractor. Early life and career īorn on August 17, 1913, in Twin Falls, Idaho, Felt was the son of Rose R. The agency also released files pertaining to an extortion threat made against Felt in 1956. In 2012, the FBI released Felt's personnel file covering the period from 1941 to 1978.

įelt published two memoirs: The FBI Pyramid in 1979 (updated in 2006) and A G-Man's Life, written with John O'Connor in 2006.

Felt finally acknowledged that he was Deep Throat after being persuaded by his daughter to reveal his identity before his death. Though Felt's identity as Deep Throat was suspected, including by Nixon himself, it had generally remained a secret for 30 years. Woodward, who had long vowed not to reveal Deep Throat's identity while the source was still alive, quickly confirmed Felt's claim. In 2005, at age 91, Felt revealed to Vanity Fair magazine that during his tenure as Deputy Director of the FBI he had been the notorious anonymous source known as ' Deep Throat', who provided The Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein with critical information about the Watergate scandal, which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. He was ordered to pay a fine, but was pardoned by President Ronald Reagan during his appeal. In 1980, he was convicted of having violated the civil rights of people thought to be associated with members of the Weather Underground, by ordering FBI agents to break into their homes and search the premises as part of an attempt to prevent bombings. Felt worked in several FBI field offices prior to his promotion to the Bureau's headquarters. Felt was an FBI special agent who eventually rose to the position of Deputy Director, the Bureau's second-highest-ranking post. (August 17, 1913 – December 18, 2008) was an American law enforcement officer who worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1942 to 1973 and was known for his role in the Watergate scandal.

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