MARTHA MITCHELL, The Other Watergate Whistleblower: Drunk History

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Hilarious Comedy Central sketch although the real story of Martha Mitchell, another Watergate Whistleblower is tragic.

- Martha Mitchell (Sept. 2, 1918 – May 31, 1976) was the wife of John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General under President Richard Nixon. She became a controversial figure with her outspoken comments about the government at the time of the Watergate scandal. ..John Mitchell and Richard Nixon's professional careers converged when, on New Year's Eve 1966, their law offices combined to become Nixon Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander and Mitchell. Although their status as friends is debated, when Nixon was elected president in 1968, he appointed John as his Attorney General..



- John Mitchell, Attorney General Nixon administration.

Mitchell first came to national attention after she remarked to a television reporter that Washington DC peace demonstrations held in November 1969 reminded her husband of a Russian revolution. The statement, widely viewed as indiscreet, increased her notoriety and coverage in the media. She had the custom of having an evening drink, and then calling reporters with political gossip or information she has gleaned while rifling through her husband's papers or eavesdropping on his conversations. During this time, Mitchell's renown as an outspoken socialite grew, and she made regular appearances on talk shows and variety shows..she made the cover of TIME in an issue about the most influential women of Washington.
Her reputation for frank and uncensored talk, generally in support of Republican issues, led to her being nicknamed "Martha the Mouth" or "The Mouth of the South".

Nixon selected John to head the Committee to Re-Elect the President (commonly abbreviated to CRP, aka 'Creep') during the 1972 campaign. During the campaign, however, Mitchell had begun to complain to her media contacts that the campaign had engaged in "dirty tricks" to win the election. A week before the June 17, 1972 burglary of the DNC headquarters in the Watergate office building, the Mitchells had traveled to Newport Beach, California to attend a series of fundraising events. While there, John received a phone call about the incident and immediately held a press conference denying any CRP involvement. John then returned to Washington DC, encouraging his wife to remain in California to enjoy the sunny weather..more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Mitchell



- Martha Mitchell, Washington DC socialite.

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1. I remember at the time thinking they treated her badly. They had.

Who was in the plane crash at the time carrying a lot of money? I can't remember. Maybe that didn't happen. My memory is strange. I was busy with young kids at the time.

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3. Martha was abused, bruises all on her arms from goons in Calif.

who held her 'captive' apparently. And Nixon stating she 'was a drunk,' doctors claiming she was delusional/ crazy. All from what we deem 'toxic masculinity' today.

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5. "They" tried to commit her to a mental institution.

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6. The Watergate Plane crash

It was Dorothy Hunt, wife of Howard Hunt, who was killed in United Flight 553 in Chicago (at Midway). Her purse had $10,000. A Chicago TV newscaster sitting beside Mrs. Hunt was also killed along with Congressman George Collins and 40 others, and 2 people on the ground. There were several other people connected to Watergate on the flight. The very next day Nixon appointed his aide Egil Krogh as Undersecretary of the Dept of Transportation, meaning he would supervise both the NTSB and the FAA. 11 days after the crash White House Deputy Asssistant Alexander Butterfield was appointed head of the FAA. Within two months Nixon's appoinments secretary Dwight Chapin took a job with United Airlines in Chicago.
The investigations found that the crash was due to pilot error.

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11. welcome to DU

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2. Tragic on many levels.

Martha was a true believer of Nixon. Initially she refused to believe the facts coming out about his conspiracy, her husband's role, and Watergate as it unraveled. That's why she drank.

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4. All I remember is when every thing started to unravel my mother

saying that she was right. Her treatment was sad.

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7. Martha Mitchell was beaten up, injected with tranquilizers, and subjected to years of slander

Her husband John Mitchell and President Nixon, along with his aide Haldeman, did not want her to interfere with or expose their cover up of the break-in and their dirty tricks against the movement and Democratic candidates, especially Senator Muskie, the only Democrat who had a chance of beating Nixon in 1972.

For a detailed article please read "The Silencing of Martha Mitchell" at https://www.necessarystorms.com/home/the-silencing-of-martha-mitchell. Every fact is documented in the Notes to same.

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8. Trump's ambassador to the Czech Republic?

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212573553#post55

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212897731

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9. Stephen B. King was a former FBI agent and he did assault Martha Mitchell.

He went on to become a honcho in the Wisconsin Republican Party and founded a real estate and investment company, King Capital LLC. He was on the RNC and raised a lot of money for the Republicans. His approval before a bipartisan Senate committee was unanimous. For more details see my article at https://www.necessarystorms.com/home/the-silencing-of-martha-mitchell and the Notes thereto.

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10. K&R

Someone mentioned her abduction a week ago..? and I mentioned the Drunk History video which irreverant as it is does tell the story well in the brief video.

I remember hearing and reading about this and was kind of freaked out about it right after it happened.