The code name used by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward for the high-ranking government official who helped them uncover the link between the men who broke into the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate and the Nixon White House was
A) "Chatterbox."
B) "Creep."
C) "Deep Throat."
D) "Tape Worm."

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Bernstein and Woodward used the code name "Deep Throat" to refer to their anonymous source within the government who provided them with information about the Watergate scandal. This source's identity remained a mystery for decades until former FBI official Mark Felt publicly revealed himself as "Deep Throat" in 2005.

The Code Name Used by Journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob