Fred Fisher Fielding (born March 21, 1939) is senior partner at Wiley, Rein, & Fielding , a Washington, D.C. law firm. He has served the American government in a number of roles throughout his career.

He served as Associate Counsel for President Nixon from 1970 to 1972, where he was the deputy to John Dean during the Watergate crisis. He was the Counsel to the President for President Reagan from 1981 to 1986.

In April of 2003, a team of journalism students taught by William Gaines conducted a detailed review of source materials, leading them to conclude that Fielding was Deep Throat. This speculative identification has not been confirmed.

Fielding has also served on the Tribunal on the U.S.-U.K. Air Treaty Dispute (1989-1994), as a member of the president's Commission on Federal Ethics Law Reform (1989), as a member of the Secretary of Transportation's Task Force on Aviation Disasters , (1997-1998) and as a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission).

He was born in Philadelphia and raised in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania. He graduated with honors from Gettysburg College. He then attended the University of Virginia School of Law.

He married Maria Dugger on October 21, 1967. They have two children: Adam and Alexandra.

References

• University of Illinois
• 9/11 Commission
• Deep Throat Uncovered