A G-man's Life: The Fbi, Being 'deep Throat,' And the Struggle for Honor in Washington

by Felt, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781586483777
• ISBN10: 1586483773
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-24
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

"In June 1972, FBI agents responded to reports of a puzzling break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington's Watergate complex. Within days, the FBI linked the intruders to the Nixon White House, and the case exploded into a constitutional showdown over presidential power. The Washington Post led the way in Watergate coverage, and one man, the secret source known as Deep Throat, guided the Post's investigation, staging clandestine meetings with reporter Bob Woodward in a Virginia parking garage." "In early 2005, after nearly 33 years of secrecy, William Mark Felt, the retired associate director of the FBI, finally revealed that he was "the guy they used to call Deep Throat." But who was that guy? And why did he use his skills as a former counterintelligence agent to bring down a president?" "In A G-Man's Life, Mark Felt tells his own dramatic story. He describes the tension and sense of isolation he endured as the Watergate case grew - seeing himself as a "Lone Ranger." He faced a crucial dilemma: "Did my obligation as an FBI official ... supersede my duty as an American citizen to expose the truth? It always had in the past, but maybe not in this case."" "Felt brought the experiences of an adventurous career to the Watergate case. The risk-taking G-Man had caught J. Edgar Hoover's eye by solving big cases - interstate hijackings, mass murders, mob hits - and by manipulating the tightly-woven bureaucracy created by the Director. Felt climbed to the top as Hoover's enforcer." "But Felt's high-wire career took a toll on his family. For the first time, this book tells the poignant story of his marriage to Audrey Robinson Felt, a brilliant, beautiful woman worn down by the pressures of frequent moves, life in the FBI cocoon, and the humiliating legal case against her husband that ruined his retirement. A final family secret is disclosed, showing how important pride and privacy have been to Mark Felt." "Felt's memoirs follow an introduction by family confidant John O'Connor that puts Mark's role as Deep Throat in historical context. An epilogue, also by O'Connor, tells the human side of the story that Felt himself played down."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Mark Felt lives in San Diego, CA. John O'Connor is a director in Howard Rice's Litigation Department. His practice focuses on product liability, intellectual property, and business tort litigation. He earned his law degree at the University of Michigan, and his A.B. at Notre Dame University. He lives in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
1. Hoover's Acolyte	1	(7)
2. The G-Man Culture	8	(8)
3. Spy v. Counterspy	16	(8)
4. On the FBI Roller Coaster	24	(20)
5. Kansas City and the Mob	44	(16)
6. Friction with the Kennedys	60	(9)
7. Hoover's Enforcer	69	(15)
8. The 1960's: Attack of the Radicals	84	(9)
9. To Wiretap or Not to Wiretap	93	(13)
10. Watching Martin Luther King, Jr.	106	(9)
11. Purging an FBI Renegade	115	(11)
12. White House Hardball	126	(10)
13. A Prelude to Watergate	136	(9)
14. "Hoover Is Dead"	145	(15)
15. The Director's Legacy	160	(12)
16. Nixon's FBI Man	172	(13)
17. Three-Day Gray	185	(8)
18. Watergate	193	(34)
19. Twisting Slowly in the Wind	227	(12)
20. Three-Hour Felt	239	(15)
21. "You Are Lying"	254	(7)
22. The Black Bag Jobs	261	(8)
23. "Guilty'	269	(12)
Epilogue by John O'Connor	281	(22)
Acknowledgments	303	(2)
Index	305