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Summary: A wonderful Washington whodunit
Review: Leonard Garnett, a man associated with Richard M Nixon since 1963, when Nixon moved from California to New York under the guise of joining a large law firm. Garnett was employed by that firm, and when it became obvious Nixon was putting together a run for 1968, Garnett was right there with him.As an insider, he himself has been suggested by others to be the infamous Deep Throat from Woodward and Bernstein's "All the President's Men." The amount of research that Garnett put into this quest of his is quite impressive. The spine of his copy of Woodward and Bernstein's effort is worn, cracked and broken he has read it so many times. He makes what seems to be a breakthrough in terms of this quest when he comes to the conclusion that a source of Woodward's is indeed the same individual who is listed as a different source of Bernstein. It's this tidbit that has him realize that Woodward's source could be an ex-member of the Executive Branch. This allows him to decide that lawyer John Sears, last seen helming and being fired from Reagan's 1980 run for the White House. He is so certain of his conclusion that he feels if Sears is not Deep Throat, that there never was one. You need to be interested in the topic to get through this one. You should have read some of the books on either Nixon or Watergate as well. Even with this interest and knowledge, I can't give this one much more than a 3 out of 5 star rating.
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Summary: *Yawn*
Review: Look, you don't know who "Depp Throat" is, I don't know who he/she is and Garment dosen't know either. Only Woodward, Bernstien, Ben Bradlee and "Deep Throat" him/herself does. No point in devoting hours to pondering a question that won't be answerd untill "DP" dies. This book is a waste of paper.
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Summary: Good, intelligent read, but John Dean did better with ebook!
Review: Messers Garment and Dean both have written intelligent, insightful commentaries regarding who the hero was that may have stopped the nation's political slide into "might makes right" government of, by and for elected leaders. Okay, perhaps it only ended up sending our government into a nation ruled by lawyers and corporations, but, at least it has not become subject to the whim of just one elected man or woman. Funny thing is, both Garment and Dean seem to have overlooked the one most likely candidate. If you read both Garment and Dean's studies, then re-read All The President's Men, then consider the following, I think you can easily see why I am certain Deep Throat is George Herbert Walker Bush. Height is correct. GHW Bush is a tall man. Speaking in a lawyerlese fashion? Recall Bush's refusal to allow John Anderson in the New Hampshire debate in 1980 was based on compliance with the rules. Also recall Bush saying, regarding Iran-Contra, that he was 'not in the loop.' Both could conceivably be the stand of one who used such a phrase as, "...corroborating evidence." And how many people do you know who could lose a run for senate, then go on to become first US representative to China, Chairman of the Republican Party (who told Pres. Nixon, 'You have to resign...') then head of the CIA, then vice president, then President and father of another. Then, recall his statement during all the fuss about his son's election and the court battle: He said something and the manner in which he spoke reminded me so much of Deep Throats mannerisms and speech. Understand, I voted for neither Bush for President. However, because I am convinced of the elder's patriotism and that he truly always did what he honestly felt was right for the USA, and because I believe he did help us remove an evil administration (by this I mostly mean those around Nixon that led him down a tragic path) and because I am sure he also spilled a lot of insider information regard Iran-Contra, I have immense respect for George Herbert Walker Bush. Mark my words. When he passes on we will finally be officially told who was Deep Throat. In the meantime, let's scrutinize Garment's and Dean's accounts and then read, for the umpteenth time, All The President's Men.
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