Martha Mitchell

Martha Mitchell
Mitchell in 1969
Born
Martha Elizabeth Beall

(1918-09-02)September 2, 1918
DiedMay 31, 1976(1976-05-31) (aged 57)
New York City, U.S.
EducationStephens College, Missouri
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Miami (BA)
Known forWatergate scandal
Martha Mitchell effect
Spouses
Clyde Jennings, Jr.
(m. 1946; div. 1957)
(m. 1957; sep. 1973)
Children2

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.