Watergate and Secrecy in Government

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The answer to one of the most intriguing secrets of our time was revealed this week when former FBI Assistant Director Mark Felt revealed himself as the "Deep Throat" of Watergate. The clandestine meetings between anonymous source and Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward threw a spotlight on the secrecy of the Nixon Administration. What about the Bush Administration? Does it collude with intelligence agencies to serve its agenda or is it highly disciplined about not allowing leaks? Some argue that in an era of war, secrecy is a mandatory element of national security. Guest host Diana Nyad speaks with political theorists, advocates of open public discourse and experts on national security about secrecy at the highest levels of government. Making News: Slow Jobs Growth The May unemployment rates are out and it's not an uplifting report. Unemployment dipped to 5.1%, the lowest jobless rate since September, 2001. Greg Ip, economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal, looks at the latest figures, expectations about likely changes in the interest rate, and the immediate outlook for employment growth. Reporter's Notebook: Wilt Chamberlain Remembered The National Basketball Association finals start next week and it appears that the Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal has a good chance of playing for the title. His team is leading the Detroit Pistons in the battle of the East. Shaq is today's crossover basketball star. In the 60's, the NBA's crossover star was a similar giant. The 7'1" Wilt Chamberlain was larger than life, says Gary Pomerantz, author of the newly published Wilt, 1962.
The answer to one of the most intriguing secrets of our time was revealed this week when former FBI Assistant Director Mark Felt revealed himself as the "Deep Throat" of Watergate. The clandestine meetings between anonymous source and Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward threw a spotlight on the secrecy of the Nixon Administration. What about the Bush Administration? Does it collude with intelligence agencies to serve its agenda or is it highly disciplined about not allowing leaks? Some argue that in an era of war, secrecy is a mandatory element of national security. Guest host Diana Nyad speaks with political theorists, advocates of open public discourse and experts on national security about secrecy at the highest levels of government.
  • Making News: Slow Jobs Growth
    The May unemployment rates are out and it's not an uplifting report. Unemployment dipped to 5.1%, the lowest jobless rate since September, 2001. Greg Ip, economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal, looks at the latest figures, expectations about likely changes in the interest rate, and the immediate outlook for employment growth.
  • Reporter's Notebook: Wilt Chamberlain Remembered
    The National Basketball Association finals start next week and it appears that the Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal has a good chance of playing for the title. His team is leading the Detroit Pistons in the battle of the East. Shaq is today's crossover basketball star. In the 60's, the NBA's crossover star was a similar giant. The 7'1" Wilt Chamberlain was larger than life, says Gary Pomerantz, author of the newly published Wilt, 1962.
A 2002 inductee into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, guest host Diana Nyad is a business sports columnist for Marketplace. She's served as senior sports correspondent for Fox News, hosted her own show on CNBC, and is the author of Other Shores, Basic Training and The Keyshawn Johnson Story.

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Vanity Fair article identifying Mark Felt as "Deep Throat"

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