Martha Mitchell Quotes


I don't believe in that "no comment" business. I always have a comment.


Context

She was sometimes described as “The Mouth of the South” as she had a comment on virtually everything.


Citations

Martha Mitchell, 1918-1976, Wife of Attorney General John N. Mitchell during the Nixon administration, Quoted by Nigel Rees in his book Why Do We Say ...?, 1987

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Martha Mitchell
  • Born: September 2, 1918
  • Died: May 31, 1976
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Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell 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.