caption resting_place death_date death_place children birth_place monuments name birth_date alma_mater known_for spouse image article_title education birth_name death_cause
martha mitchell -lrb- right -rrb- with julie nixon eisenhower bellwood cemetery , pine bluff , arkansas 31 may 1976 new york city 2 pine bluff , arkansas martha beall mitchell home and museum martha beall mitchell 02 september 1918 university of miami -lrb- ba history -rrb- watergate scandal the martha mitchell effect clyde 1957 1973 jennings , jr. 1946 1957 john n. mitchell julie 194649.jpg nixon eisenhower with martha mitchell - nara - martha beall mitchell
 pine of arkansas at fayetteville university of miami bluff high school stephens college , missouri university martha beall multiple myeloma
martha beall mitchell

martha beall mitchell -lrb- september 2 , 1918 -- may 31 , 1976 -rrb- was the wife of john n. mitchell , united states attorney general under president richard nixon .
she gained notoriety in the press during the nixon administration for her frequent phone calls to reporters and colorful comments on the state of the nation , becoming a household name , appearing on several high-profile magazine covers , and becoming a controversial figure in her own right .
her alcoholism and eccentric behavior led to a divorce from john mitchell in 1973 .
she died of complications of multiple myeloma three years later .
