Bennett, Robert F.

File — Box: 38, Folder: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

June 17, 1976 - Rolling Stone "Letters to the Editor" in which Bennett denied being a CIA man and a reply in which Howard Kohn reaffirmed his case about Bennett's CIA ties.
September 21, 1976 - The Star headlined that Bennett was not only a former CIA agent but was also the character "Deep Threat" featured in All the Presidents Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The identification of Bennett as "Deep Throat" was made by Frank Sturgis a former CIA agent who was imprisoned for his role in the Water gate break-in.
This assertion of Sturgis about Bennett's role in Watergate rubably have no basis in fact. Others have been more convincingly depicted as "Deep Throat" namely Alexander Haig in the book by John Dean.

Dates

1974-1976

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