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Martha Mitchell was the wife of John N. Mitchell, Nixon's Attorney General and head of the CRP. She became famous for her frank and revealing comments on the Watergate scandal and the Nixon campaign, earning her the nickname "Martha the Mouth".
Apr 25, 2022 · Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon's attorney general, leaked details from the Watergate scandal and alleged she was kidnapped and drugged by security aides. Learn about her life, role and legacy in this article from HISTORY.
- Cate Lineberry
Apr 22, 2022 · Mitchell, who often telephoned reporters, alleged she was physically prevented from contacting the press after the June 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee's headquarters in the...
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...
- Manuel Roig-Franzia
- She wanted to be an actor. Martha Beall was born in 1918 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County. Her father was a cotton broker, and her mother a speech and drama teacher.
- Her work as a secretary took her to Washington DC. Mitchell received a BA from the University of Miami in history, then became a school teacher for a year in Alabama before deciding it wasn’t for her.
- She married an army officer. In Washington, Mitchell met US army officer Clyde Jennings. They were married in 1946 in Pine Bluff, then moved to New York.
- She remarried a New York attorney. In 1957, Mitchell met and married John N. Mitchell, a high-earning New York attorney, who she described as impressive because of his ‘suaveness and intellect.’
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 by the U.S. government and the public.
Apr 21, 2022 · As Nixon and his inner circle noisily denied any connection to the Watergate burglary, they discovered that Martha held a key piece of information that could tie Nixon's reelection campaign to the crime. Suddenly, the brash and outspoken Martha that Nixon loved was a liability.
