What is John N. Mitchell?
{{Infobox officeholder |image = Interview with Atty. Gen. John Mitchell (cropped).jpg |office = 67th [[United States Attorney General]] |president = [[Richard Nixon]] |term_start = January 21, 1969 |term_end = March 1, 1972 |predecessor = [[Ramsey Clark]] |successor = [[Richard Kleindienst]] |birth_name = John Newton Mitchell |birth_date = {{birth date|1913|9|5}} |birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1988|11|9|1913|9|15}} |death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = [[Martha Mitchell|Martha Beall]] |education = [[Fordham University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])}} |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} |rank = [[File:US-O2 insignia.svg|5px]] [[Lieutenant (junior grade)|Lieutenant Junior Grade]] |battles = [[World War II]] |mawards = [[Purple Heart]] (2)<br/>[[Silver Star]] }} '''John Newton Mitchell''' (September 5, 1913 – November 9, 1988) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 67th [[Attorney General of the United States]] (1969–1972) under President [[Richard Nixon]] and a convicted criminal. He was chairman of Nixon's [[Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign|1968 presidential campaign]], and one of Nixon's closest personal friends. He was chairman of Nixon's [[1972 United States presidential election|1972 presidential campaign]]. He committed many crimes during the [[Watergate scandal|Watergate affair]]. Mitchell was sentenced to [[prison]] in 1977 and served 19 months, during which time he was known as '''Inmate No. 24171-157'''. Mitchell died of a [[heart attack]] on November 9, 1988 in [[Washington, D.C.]] at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/10/obituaries/john-n-mitchell-dies-at-75-major-figure-in-watergate.html|title=John N. Mitchell Dies at 75; Major Figure in Watergate |newspaper=New York Times|date=November