How "Deep Throat" Took Down The Nixon Administration

From one anonymous insider to another, we look back at "Deep Throat" — the man who helped take down the Nixon administration from the inside.

Transcript

00:00There is an unknown source and unknown force behind every major event in history.

00:10Mark Felt was that source and that force in the Nixon administration.

00:30Thank God for Mark Felt.

00:36Democracies die in darkness and we will die if we do not know what is going on.

00:43He saw the character of Nixon and his men.

00:48He saw the obstruction of justice, the dirty tricks, the bundles of cash flying around.

00:54Mark's great decision in all of this was his refusal to be silenced.

01:05He was a truth teller.

01:19He knew his oath of office in the end was to the people of the country and to the Constitution.

01:29What Mark Felt was was a great teacher and guide.

01:34We have Mark Felt in the government and other institutions. We need more.