The Martha Mitchell Effect

The Martha Mitchell Effect

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The Martha Mitchell Effect

★6.4•2022•40 Minutes

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.

Cast

Martha Mitchell

Martha Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Connie Chung

Connie Chung

Self (voice)

Dwight L. Chapin

Dwight L. Chapin

Self (voice)

Piper Dankworth

Piper Dankworth

Self (voice)

John Dean

Self (voice)

Dan Romaine Kirkham

Dan Romaine Kirkham

Self (voice)

Sally Quinn

Self (voice)

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward

Self (voice)

David Frost

David Frost

Self (archive footage)

J. William Fulbright

J. William Fulbright

Self (archive footage)

George McGovern

George McGovern

Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Angelo

Self (archive footage)

John Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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