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Mark Felt was a legend at the Federal Bureau of Investigation who became one of the most important sources in the history of American journalism; he guided Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein through the thickets of the Watergate scandal, and insisted on absolute anonymity, speaking only on “deep background.”
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"He was a warm gentleman of the old-school, who had the rare quality of engaging and winning the esteem and affection of children and youth."