John N. Mitchell

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human lawyer politician

John N. Mitchell was a U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon who became a central figure in the Watergate scandal and was later convicted for his role in it.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → lawyer → politician →
affiliatedWith	Nixon presidential campaigns →
areaOfInfluence	United States federal government →
causeOfImprisonment	Watergate-related offenses →
convictedOf	conspiracy → obstruction of justice → perjury →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Fordham University → Fordham University School of Law →
employer	United States Department of Justice →
familyName	Mitchell →
fieldOfWork	law → politics → public administration →
fullName	John Newton Mitchell →
givenName	John →
hasHonorificTitle	Attorney General →
hasRelative	Martha Mitchell →
hasRole	campaign strategist for Richard Nixon →
legalStatus	disbarred attorney →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
middleName	Newton →
notableFor	being a central figure in the Watergate scandal → first U.S. Attorney General to be convicted of criminal charges → service as U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon →
notableRole	key adviser to Richard Nixon →
notableWork	role in the Watergate scandal →
occupation	attorney → government official → political adviser →
officeContested	Attorney General of the United States →
participantIn	Watergate scandal →
partOf	Nixon administration →
positionHeld	United States Attorney General →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Martha Mitchell →
subjectOf	United States v. John N. Mitchell et al. → Watergate investigations →
workedUnder	Richard Nixon →
workLocation	Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nixon 1972 presidential campaign →	campaignManager
CREEP →	chairman
Committee to Re-elect the President →	chairperson
Committee to Re-elect the President →	director
CRP →	keyFigure
Committee to Re-elect the President →	keyPerson