▁break - in ▁and ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁committee ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁media ▁coverage — in ▁particular , ▁investig ative ▁coverage ▁by ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁Time , ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁The ▁coverage ▁dram atically ▁increased ▁public ity ▁and ▁consequ ent ▁political ▁and ▁legal ▁re per cuss ions . ▁R ely ing ▁heavily ▁upon ▁anonymous ▁sources , ▁Post ▁rep or ters ▁Bob ▁Wood ward ▁and ▁Carl ▁Bern stein ▁un cover ed ▁information ▁suggesting ▁that ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁break - in , ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁cover ▁it ▁up , ▁led ▁deeply ▁into ▁the ▁upper ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department , ▁F BI , ▁C IA , ▁and ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁Wood ward ▁and ▁Bern stein ▁interview ed ▁Jud y ▁Hob ack ▁Miller , ▁the ▁book keeper ▁for ▁N ixon ' s ▁re - e lection ▁campaign , ▁who ▁revealed ▁to ▁them ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁m ish and ling ▁of ▁funds ▁and ▁records ▁being ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Chief ▁among ▁the ▁Post ' s ▁anonymous ▁sources ▁was ▁an ▁individual ▁whom ▁Wood ward ▁and ▁Bern stein ▁had ▁nick named ▁Deep ▁Th ro at ; ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁inform ant ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁William ▁Mark ▁F elt , ▁Sr ., ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁F BI ▁during ▁that ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁something ▁Wood ward ▁later ▁confirmed . ▁F elt ▁met ▁secret ly ▁with ▁Wood ward ▁several ▁times , ▁telling ▁him ▁of ▁Howard ▁H