Deep Throat aka Mark Felt (Picture courtesy: AP)

MUMBAI: Ever since Vanity Fair magazine revealed American media's closely guarded secret source - Deep Throat - who was instrumental in dethroning US president Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal; media across the globe has been active in putting out stories on who Mark Felt is and how he accomplished his feat.

Now, The History Channel will be airing a special on how Deep Throat has impacted history. This special will air on 5 June in the US.

For more than 30 years the identity of Deep Throat was the best kept secret in America. Now that he has come forward, how will America view him? How will history regard him? These and other topics surrounding the Watergate scandal will be the focus on History Center.

Anchored by The History Channel resident historian Steve Gillon, the Deep Throat discussion will feature Patrick Buchanan, former Nixon speech writer; George McGovern, former Senator from South Dakota and 1972 Democratic nominee for president and professor Robert Dallek, presidential historian who is currently writing a book on Nixon.

Outspoken, educational and entertaining, History Center provides historical perspective on current cultural, political, and news-making issues and asks the provocative question: How is the present like the past?