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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 originated the plan of the University of Georgia, drew up the charter, and with infinite labor and patience, in vanquishing all sorts of prejudices and removing every obstruction, he persuaded the assembly to adopt it."