In Search Of Deep Throat: The Greatest Political Mystery Of Our Time

by Leonard Garment

More than a quarter century after Bob Woodward introduced his Scotch-drinking, cigarette-smoking, garage-skulking friend and source in All the President's Men , the public remains enduringly engrossed by the mystery of Deep Throat's identity. Leonard Garment became fascinated himself and began his own search for Deep Throat. This is the story of that hunt and its successful outcome, a hunt conducted in quintessential Washington at lunches, dinners, and parties, through the examination of secret, classified documents and testimony, and assisted by liberal doses of political gossip and insider tips from Woodward himself.

Genres: History, Politics, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2000

About the author

Leonard Garment was an American attorney, public servant, and arts advocate. He served U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the White House in various positions from 1969 to 1976, including Counselor to the President, acting Special Counsel to Nixon for the last two years of his presidency, and U.S. Ambassador to the Third Committee at the United Nations.

Reviews

[Kyle Whitmire · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nice as a memoir, but he fingered the wrong guy.

[Nancy Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw this book at the library book sale and thought what the heck: deep throat was the name of whoever had ratted out President Nixon and how he was involved in Watergate. It was a great, and easy, read. The author though told you right away WHO he thought had been "Deep Throat" and I thought that he could have waited a bit and built up the suspense. But overall, it was an interesting read and explained a lot about how Nixon and his coterie had been so intent on Nixon keeping his job and less on abiding by the rule of law. A great lesson on what not to do when one is President!

[Joseph A. Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book and found insight in to a truth many faile to realize and is an awesome book

[Chuck · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mr. Garment, the successor to John Dean in the Nixon White House, is certain that he has identified "Deep Throat." Pretty dry stuff but his assumptions make sense.