So, now we know who "Deep Throat" was

There are a few things the current crop of 20- and 30-somethings will never really understand. One is how Watergate affected the country and the other is how Beatlemania affected the world.

In reverse order, you may think that, for example, the world revolved around Kurt Cobain and his shotgun, but believe me there were plenty of people who when Curt's demise flashed across their screen or appeared on the front page of their newspaper said, "Who the FUCK is Kurt Cobain?"

By the time The Beatles came to the U.S. only people coming out of comas (or recently deceased) had no idea who The Beatles were. Wherever they went, here or elsewhere, throngs of teen girls with moist panties were there to greet them. These girls would have pulled a train consisting of the entire band if they could, but each one had a favorite depending upon her own personal needs and perceived shortcomings (e.g., the less attractive girls would invariably be in love with Ringo, the homely one, and the underappreciated creative ones would go for George Harrison).

No, there's been nothing even approaching Beatlemania since then.

As for Watergate, you can't imagine how it dominated the news. You may remember the O.J. Simpson hubbub. Well, Watergate dominated our daily lives ten times more than the O.J. trial, because (I would imagine) much more was at stake: the Presidency itself.

Watergate happened due to a series of stories written by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for the Washington Post with the assistance of an unnamed Washington and Whitehouse insider referred to by the code name "Deep Throat" (the title of a notorious porno movie of the time).

We just found out that Deep Throat was Mark Felt, an Assistant Director of the FBI at the time, deeply involved in the FBI's investigation. So, indeed, he was a very knowledgeable insider.