“Deep Throat” for information about Watergate.

Woodward and Bernstein relied on “Deep Throat” for information about Watergate.  What position inside the government did Deep Throat hold, and who did he report to? Group of answer choices.  Assistant Director of the FBI, reporting to J. Edgar Hoover

 B) Associate Director of the CIA, reporting to Richard Helms

C) Associate Director of the CIA, reporting to L. Patrick Gray

D) Associate Director of the FBI, reporting to L. Patrick Gray

The infamous “Smoking Gun” tape on the Syllabus documented the initial stages of the Watergate coverup. On it, Nixon and H. R. Haldeman are heard formulating a plan to block certain investigations by government agencies that might expose the White House’ role in the Watergate break-in.   This demonstrated both that Nixon had been told of the White House connection to the Watergate burglaries soon after they took place, and that he had approved plans to thwart the investigation.

Which agencies are the principal ones mentioned on the tape?

Group of answer choices

A) CIA and Pentagon

B) CIA and FBI

C) CIA and National Security Council

D) CIA and OMB