biography
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Mitchell, John (Newton)
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| lived:
| (1913–88)
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| biography:
| Lawyer and US cabinet member, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. A wealthy New York investment lawyer (1936–68), he specialized in municipal bonds. President Nixon's 1968 campaign manager and attorney general (1969–73), he used illegal surveillance methods against student radicals and African-American activists. Convicted of obstruction of justice in the Watergate investigation, he served 19 months in prison (1977–9). |
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