The Martha Mitchell Effect
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Documentary
Crime
History

The Martha Mitchell Effect

40 minutes
01/20/2022
6.3

Overview

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 MitchellSelf (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
Connie Chung
Connie ChungSelf (voice)
Dwight L. Chapin
Dwight L. ChapinSelf (voice)
Piper Dankworth
Piper DankworthSelf (voice)
John Dean
John DeanSelf (voice)
Dan Romaine Kirkham
Dan Romaine KirkhamSelf (voice)
Sally Quinn
Sally QuinnSelf (voice)
Bob Woodward
Bob WoodwardSelf (voice)
David Frost
David FrostSelf (archive footage)
J. William Fulbright
J. William FulbrightSelf (archive footage)
George McGovern
George McGovernSelf (archive footage)
Bonnie Angelo
Bonnie AngeloSelf (archive footage)
John Mitchell
John MitchellSelf (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin
Lily TomlinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)