Some of you probably saw that rumor, raised on Romenesko's letters page, that Deep Throat was none other than George H.W. Bush. I don't quite buy that, but I am intrigued by this one, put forward in the letter below:
I'm sticking to former Nixon speechwriter and comedian Ben Stein as Deep Throat -- he was a childhood friend of Bernstein's, and cried publicly during Nixon's resignation. When asked directly, he's always demurred, but never directly, unequivocally denied that he was Deep Throat.Wow, that's fascinating. And the best part is that Stein is also an actor. So if they ever made "All The President's Men: Special Edition," they could re-shoot all of Hal Holbrook's scenes with Stein standing in.
UPDATE: Strange that there's this sudden re-interest in Deep Throat the Watergate figure, the same month of the Sundance debut of a new documentary about "Deep Throat" the movie. In college I once went to see Linda Lovelace speak, and wanted very much to ask her who she thought Deep Throat was- but I chickened out at the last minute. And now, I'll never get my chance.
Posted by Stephen Silver at February 6, 2005 11:41 PM