W Mark Felt has died in Santa Rosa, California at the age of 95. He is described by the New York Times as “the most famous anonymous source” in American history” for the role he kept quiet for more than 30 years. Felt was the secret source for reporter Bob Woodward of the Washington Post as the Watergate scandal unfolded in the early 1970s, eventually leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Felt was the associate director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and fought efforts by the White House to end FBI investigations into “illegal wire tappings, burglaries and money laundering.”

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