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==Watergate coup==
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In 1974, he was [[E. Howard Hunt]]'s boss at the [[White House]], and on March 1, 1974, Colson was indicted for conspiring to cover up the Watergate burglaries.
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He told ''[[Time Magazine]]'': "I think they killed [[Dorothy Hunt]]."<ref>7/8/1974</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 17 September 2020

Person.png Chuck Colson   Amazon SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer)
Chuck Colson.jpg
BornCharles Wendell Colson
1931-10-16
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died2012-04-21 (Age 80)
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materBrown University, George Washington University
ReligionSouthern Baptist
Children • Wendell Christian
• Emily
SpouseNancy Billings
Member ofDickstein Shapiro
PartyRepublican
Indicted for conspiring to cover up the Watergate burglaries

Employment.png Director of the Office of Public Liaison

In office
July 9, 1970 - March 10, 1973

Employment.png White House Counsel Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
November 6, 1969 - July 9, 1970
Preceded byJohn Ehrlichman
Succeeded byJohn Dean

Watergate coup

Full article: Watergate coup

In 1974, he was E. Howard Hunt's boss at the White House, and on March 1, 1974, Colson was indicted for conspiring to cover up the Watergate burglaries. He told Time Magazine: "I think they killed Dorothy Hunt."[1]

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References

  1. 7/8/1974