Deep Throat is a sex act. And the name of an infamous X-rated movie that hit theaters the same month as the Watergate break-in. I wish he can't tell me about Deep Throat. How much do you need to know? In 1975, when all the president's men was being filmed, Bob Woodward had only shared the name of his secret source with two people. When it came to bringing Deep Throat to the screen, the filmmakers were on their own. Hal Holbrook, the actor who portrays Deep Throat, initially tried to turn the part down.
A remixed complete version of our two part Watergate series from last year: Journalists may write the first draft of history but Hollywood prints the legends and the myths. The 1976 film All the President’s Men remains our most authoritative account of Watergate. The film is also responsible for the myth of Deep Throat. Your host follows the myth… from 1976 to the present. Plus a reporter from the Washington Post newsroom who never made it into All the President’s Men yet did more to safeguard the free press and American democracy than Woodstein ever did.