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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.
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- Martha Elizabeth Beall, September 2, 1918, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Apr 22, 2022 · Martha Mitchell was a public figure who gained national attention for her outspokenness while married to John Mitchell, president Richard Nixon's first attorney general. She was silenced and had her reputation undermined to hide White House involvement in the Watergate scandal. She died of cancer in 1976. Learn more about her life, marriage, and activism.
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 2, 2022 · Martha Mitchell, wife of Nixon’s attorney general who ordered the break-in at the scandal’s heart, was drugged and kidnapped. David Smith in Washington. Sat 2 Apr 2022 02.00 EDT. Last modified...
Apr 21, 2022 · A portrait of the Watergate whistleblower Martha Mitchell reveals her dignity and role in cracking the corruption case. The exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery revisits her story and legacy, as well as her role in the STARZ series "Gaslit".
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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.
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.
