Arlington County recently placed a historic marker outside the Rosslyn parking garage where Mark Felt, a.k.a. “Deep Throat,” met Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward to pass on information about the Watergate scandal, leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974.
The sign was approved in 2008 but not installed until last week, WTOP reported.
The sign reads:
MARK FELT, SECOND IN COMMAND AT THE FBI, MET WASHINGTON POST REPORTER BOB
WOODWARD HERE IN THIS PARKING GARAGE TO DISCUSS THE WATERGATE SCANDAL. FELT
PROVIDED WOODWARD INFORMATION THAT EXPOSED THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION’S
OBSTRUCTION OF THE FBI’S WATERGATE INVESTIGATION. HE CHOSE THIS GARAGE AS AN
ANONYMOUS SECURE LOCATION. THEY MET AT THIS GARAGE SIX TIMES BETWEEN OCTOBER
1972 AND NOVEMBER 1973. THE WATERGATE SCANDAL RESULTED IN PRESIDENT NIXON’S
RESIGNATION IN 1974. WOODWARD’S MANAGING EDITOR, HOWARD SIMMONS, GAVE FELT
THE CODE NAME “DEEP THROAT”. WOODWARD’S PROMISE NOT TO REVEAL HIS SOURCE WAS
KEPT UNTIL FELT ANNOUNCED HIS ROLE AS DEEP THROAT IN 2005.
