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Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell (September 2, 1918 – May 31, 1976) was the wife of John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General under President Richard Nixon. Her public comments and interviews during the Watergate scandal were frank and revealing.
Apr 22, 2022 · Martha Mitchell was the wife of John Mitchell, Nixon's attorney general and campaign manager. She became a public figure for her outspokenness and was silenced and discredited to hide White House involvement in the Watergate scandal.
Apr 25, 2022 · Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon's attorney general, leaked details of the Watergate scandal and claimed she was kidnapped and drugged by security guards. Learn about her life, role and legacy in this article from HISTORY.
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Apr 21, 2022 · Learn about Martha Mitchell, the conservative activist who exposed Nixon's dirty tricks and became a target of his smear campaign. See her portrait and other artworks in the Smithsonian exhibition \"Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue\".
Jun 7, 2022 · In the thick of the Watergate scandal, Martha Mitchell invited Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to her apartment in Manhattan, where the reporters went through John Mitchell’s private documents.
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Apr 21, 2022 · Martha Mitchell, wife of Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell, was a beloved figure of the Republican party. Until she wasn't. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. Younger generations may not recognize her name, but in the early 1970s, Martha Mitchell was one of the most popular — and polarizing figures — in American politics.
Feb 17, 2022 · Martha Mitchell, the wife of Attorney General John Mitchell, tried to expose the Watergate scandal in 1972, but was silenced, discredited, and shamed by the Nixon administration and the media. Learn how she was captured, abused, and ignored for her role in the cover-up that brought down a president.
