Does anyone on here know why he is called Deep Throat? I have searched online and so far I havent found anything useful so I fiqured I'd turn to you girls, you all always have the answer for everything! ;D
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Does anyone on here know why he is called Deep Throat? I have searched online and so far I havent found anything useful so I fiqured I'd turn to you girls, you all always have the answer for everything! ;D
I think that was his code-name, after a porn movie. But I have no idea why they chose that. Maybe because he was "deep" within the government? :-\ I'm sure Mel, CO or JZ will know though.
Yeah, "Deep Throat" was a movie that was groundbreaking for its time, because it was a cheap-ass movie that brought porn into the mainstream - at least the mainstream water cooler talk. Linda Lovelace at the time brought some popularity to the term by her ability to suppress the gag reflex when introduced to a very large object.
That's all background. Lots of people know that without ever even seeing the movie, including me.
From NPR, which quoted "All The President's Men" by Woodward and Bernstein:
Woodward had a source in the Executive Branch who had access to information at [the Committee to Reelect the President] as well as at the White House. His identity was unknown to anyone else. He could be contacted only on very important occasions. Woodward had promised he would never identify him or his position to anyone. Further, he had agreed never to quote the man, even as an anonymous source. Their discussions would be only to confirm information that had been obtained elsewhere and to add some perspective.
In newspaper terminology, this meant the discussions were on "deep background." Woodward explained the arrangement to managing editor Howard Simons one day. He had taken to calling the source "my friend," but Simons dubbed him "Deep Throat," the title of a celebrated pornographic movie. The name stuck.
Aha that makes complete sense thank you! I knew Id find the answers here!