Hed have them in his large conference room at the Department of Justice.
She was always a bright light in any room she walked into.
She was vivacious, she was smart.
Martha Mitchell and John DeanUPI Color/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
The Arkansas charmer with the bulletproof beehive hairdo captivated the public with her remarkably outspoken manner.
We were, at the time, on the heels of Trump and two impeachments and the MeToo movement.
We thought it was a perfect time to tell her story, exhume her story.
Martha Mitchell with her husband, Attorney General John Mitchell, in 1971Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/David Hume Kennerly for UPI
Dean says Nixon and all the presidents men initially viewed Martha with amusement.
I think they all thought it was kind of fun when she first surfaced.
And the press was so attracted to her because she was a story, she was a great story.
She wasnt the Washington norm, Dean tells Deadline.
She did not stick to an approved script.
I just cant stand it.
Dean remembers the shifting attitude toward Mitchell by the president and those around him.
What happened was that Nixons relationship with Martha evolved, he observes.
When Watergate occurred, it took a darker turn.
Martha Mitchells name forever will be linked to the scandal that brought down Nixon.
I dont know how much Martha knew or didnt know.
Ironically, the Mitchells lived in the Watergate building.
Martha eventually rang up Thomas and told the UPI reporter she was being held prisoner by her husbands henchmen.
The phone went dead Mitchell later said guards had ripped the apparatus out of the wall.
She said a doctor summoned to her room knocked her out with a sedative.
And so thats why they gave her the shot was to calm her down.
She was upset that John had left.).
Haldeman responded by plotting to ruin Martha Mitchells credibility.
The media, fed stories by the White House, portrayed her as mentally unstable and a drunk.
