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1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 22 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Cast |
Read by Michael Prichard. |
Summary |
Mark Felt's role in history was secured when he decided to share his views on the Watergate break-in with a young reporter on the Washington Post named Bob Woodward. He made sure that the greatest political scandal in the twentieth century, which would besmirch an entire administration and bring down a presidency, was revealed in an unchallengeable way. This absorbing account of Felt's FBI career, from the end of the great American crime wave through World War II, the culture wars of the 1960s, and his conviction for his role in penetrating the Weather Underground, provides a rich historical and personal context to the "Deep Throat" chapter of his life. It also provides Felt's personal recollections of the Watergate scandal, which he wrote in 1982 and kept secret, in which he explains how he came to feel that the FBI needed a "Lone Ranger" to protect it from White House corruption. Much more than a Watergate procedural, A G-Man's Life is about life as a spy, the culture of the FBI, and the internal political struggles of mid-20th century America. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Felt, W. Mark, 1913-2008.
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Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Added Author |
O'Connor, John, 1946 December 29-
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Prichard, Michael (Michael J.)
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hoopla digital.
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ISBN |
9781400122295 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1400122295 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT10756168 |
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