| − | With the [[Reagan]]s administration in power in 1981, Mitchell began to cover the [[White House]] for NBC News. She reported on the [[Iran-Contra scandal]], the president’s diplomatic relations with [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and other important national and international issues. Her job at the White House lasted until 1988, when she became NBC's chief Congressional correspondent. The same year, she served as a panelist in the last debate between [[George H. Bush]] and [[Micheal Dukakis]]. She was the first to announce that [[George H.W. Bush]] would choose [[Dan Quayle]] as his running mate.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3688874/</ref> | + | With the [[Reagan]]s administration in power in 1981, Mitchell began to cover the [[White House]] for NBC News. She reported on the [[Iran-Contra scandal]], the president’s diplomatic relations with [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and other important national and international issues. Her job at the White House lasted until 1988, when she became NBC's chief Congressional correspondent. The same year, she served as a panelist in the last debate between [[George H. Bush]] and [[Michael Dukakis]]. She was the first to announce that [[George H.W. Bush]] would choose [[Dan Quayle]] as his running mate.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3688874/</ref> |