W. Mark Felt

William Mark Felt, Sr. (born August 17, 1913) is a former agent and top official of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was revealed in 2005 to be the Watergate scandal informant nicknamed "Deep Throat."

Early career

Felt was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, {{ref|FeltBirth}} the son of carpenter and building contractor Mark Earl Felt and his wife, the former Rose Dygert.{{ref|FeltContractorDad}} After graduating from Twin Falls High School in 1931, he received a BA from the University of Idaho in 1935. He went to Washington, D.C., to work in the office of U.S. Senator James P. Pope (D-Idaho). In 1938, Felt married Audrey Robinson of Gooding, Idaho, whom he had known when they were both students at the University of Idaho. She had come to Washington to work at the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and they were wed by the chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, the Rev. Sheara Montgomery.{{ref|FeltMarriage}} Felt stayed on with Pope's successor in the Senate, David Worth Clark (D-Idaho).{{ref|SenPopeAndClarke}} Felt attended George Washington University Law School at night, earning his law degree in 1940, and was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1941.{{ref|TheoharrisGeneralBio}}

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Twin Falls, Idaho - Twin Falls High School - 1931 - BA - University of Idaho - 1935 - Washington, D.C. - Senator - James P. Pope - D - Idaho - 1938 - Gooding, Idaho - Bureau of Internal Revenue - United States House of Representatives - David Worth Clark - George Washington University Law School - Law degree - 1940 - District of Columbia - 1941

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Upon graduation, Felt took a position at the Federal Trade Commission but did not like the work. For most of the time he had nothing to do, and when he was assigned a case, it was whether a toilet paper brand called "Red Cross" was misleading consumers into thinking it was endorsed by the American Red Cross. Felt wrote in his memoir:

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Federal Trade Commission - American Red Cross

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:My research, which required days of travel and hundreds of interviews, produced two definite conclusions:

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:1. Most people did use toilet paper.

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:2. Most people did not appreciate being asked about it.

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:That was when I started looking for other employment.{{ref|RedCrossToiletPaper}}

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He applied for a job with the FBI in November 1941 and was accepted. His first day at the Bureau was 26 January 1942.

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1941 - 26 January - 1942

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