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The Martha Mitchell Effect
Documentary · 2022
She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.
The sides of The Martha Mitchell Effect
- The wife of Nixon's attorney general
- Late-night phone calls to reporters
- A campaign to call her crazy
The Martha Mitchell Effect is good for you if…
- you like seeing how Nixon's men silenced a woman who talked.
- you want the forgotten true story of Martha Mitchell.
- you like Watergate seen from an unexpected side.
The Martha Mitchell Effect is bad for you if…
- you find 1970s TV archive footage dated.
- you want the full Watergate story. This runs forty minutes and stays on Martha.
About: truth · political scandal · gaslighting
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